Both ICA China and ICA India are not only helping to boost production of energy efficient, copper rotor motors, but making sure innovation, standards and marketing also improve. The International Copper Association took a leading role in helping to develop energy efficient Copper Rotor motors for world markets. In China and India the ICA is […]
Helping Aussie Miners Breathe Easier
BHP trials underground electric vehicles at Olympic Dam copper mine. South Australian company Voltra has built a zero-emission underground mining vehicle its calling the Voltra eCruiser. Using Toyota’s LandCruiser 70-Series as the base, the company replaced the combustion engine components with an electric drivetrain. The conversion proved an engineering challenge according to Voltra, telling the […]
India’s Cool Campaign
ICA India’s recent campaign on 100% copper AirConditioners proved a major success by reaching out to consumers across a broad range of digital platforms. The 100% Copper Advantage campaign stood out for all the right reasons, reaching an estimated 4M consumers using a combination of both paid and organic promotions. Creative content like ads, videos, […]
China’s Greener Transformers
Efforts to improve the carbon performance of distribution transformers are backing the role of copper. A method to calculate carbon emissions of distribution transformers was recently completed by the China Quality Centre (CQC) ahead of submitted to China’s central government for certification. The new method strengthens the use of copper winding over aluminium. The results […]
Glencore Backs Electric Disruption
Glencore CEO, Ivan Glasenberg, says electric cars are here to stay and will help drive copper demand. Mr Glasenburg-speaking at a recent Bank of America Merrill Lynch presentation in Barcelona-said around 30% of the world’s vehicles being produced by 2030 would be electric. The modelling was based on a study it commissioned from CRU across […]
China’s Energy Transformers
China is trialling replacing old transformers with energy efficient models. ICA China is working with a range of government agencies and companies to introduce more energy efficient transformers-also known as a “higher energy density transformer”-as old ones age. A trial case study with the local government in Zhenjiang city to replace ageing transformers and procurement […]
Global Copper Trends In Taipei Spotlight
ICA China’s 2018 Global Copper Industry Development Trends Forum in Taipei in April attracted some of the world’s biggest companies and the country’s leading manufacturers. The Forum drew a diverse group of experts from around the world and locally. Global companies Codelco, Anglo American and Glencore attended, as well as over a hundred local manufacturers, […]
Can Energy Co’s Cope With Home Tech?
Our energy providers are facing a tsunami of change and for many its been a game of catch up. Alongside new forms of clean energy like solar on roof tops, rising costs and growing consumer complaints about price or services, they’re also confronting old and new homes being rapidly reinvented by technology. Better broadband has […]
Future of Energy Management 27 September 2017 In Australia, amongst all the commentary on the dire state of the energy market , perhaps we need to ask ourselves” Should energy pricing be driven by the market or by Government intervention?” If we look back over the last 10 years , it is evident that intervention […]
Smaller Copper, Bigger Efficiency
Heat exchangers using smaller diameter copper tubing are energy smart and finding all sorts of new uses. “Not many years ago, there were just a handful of smaller diameter copper tube applications, but that is no longer the case,” says Avinash Khemka from International Copper Association India. “Smaller Diameter Copper Tube heat exchangers enable high […]
Let’s Make Our Homes Power Stations
The UK government says it wants smart homes and gadgets to be connected much more closely with the electricity grid. A plan they say will help even out the ups and downs of energy supply and demand, and save consumers and businesses a lot of money along the way. And lets face it we now […]
Cool Japan
As Japan’s air conditioning market heats up, copper is helping it be energy smart too. Room-type air-conditioners are now an integral part of Japanese housing, often used in every room in the home and seen as essential for modern life. In fact despite warnings that the market had reached saturation point, sales keep rising-up from […]
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