A new global Water Report outlining how copper mines can embrace sustainable water use to help meet a carbon free future was launched at South Australia’s “Copper To The World” Conference yesterday. Sponsored by copper miners Sandfire Resources and Anglo American, the International Copper Association Australia and the Global Copper Alliance, the report is part […]
Clean Mines, Clean World?
Recently Bernstein, a research company, estimated that the world’s offshore wind capacity could hit 254 Giga Watts by 2030, seven times what it is today. That is world changing. Already many developed and developing countries, including Australia, are announcing new projects, some of them absolutely massive with towering, high tech turbines. The cost of wind […]
“Green Copper” Fuels Brave New World
Fitch Solutions has put copper on its “Commodities of the Future” Index, saying that the world’s ‘green transition’ will mean “a surge in demand over 2021-2030”. Demand for copper will come from three broad categories of building construction, infrastructure and manufacturing, but Fitch says that green copper demand will increasingly come from the energy and automotive sectors. They […]
Aussie Copper Home Is Standout
Australian architectural studio Casey Brown Architecture has recently completed an unusual corrugated copper tiny home two hours from Sydney. “Permanent Camping 2” in the Berry countryside has a two-story tower structure clad in copper designed to withstand bushfires, gale-force winds and driving winds. The external sides to pen up the home to the outdoors, while […]
Copper Takes Aim At Future
A new infographic from the International Copper Association shows how copper is essential to life. From technology to energy, manufacturing, communication and mobility copper is the world’s hardest working metal. Click on link below to view infographic. ICA-Infographic-Essentiality-202004-R2
Climate Action Spurs Copper
International Copper Association sponsored research shows climate-related retrofitting such as air conditioning installation, heat pumps and renewable energy are driving demand for copper. Global demand for copper in climate-based commercial building retrofitting is forecast to grow from 40KT in 2020 to 160KT by 2035, roughly a 10% CAGR growth. The Building Services Research and Information […]
Copper Takes Charge Of Electric Cars
Wireless charging is about to be big & requires about 4 kg of copper per passenger car. Electric car charge stations are not widely distributed or available, and all require the driver to connect a cable to the car. But electrical power, unlike liquid fuels, doesn’t require a physical connection to the car, opening up […]
BHP Boosts Renewables
BHP turns to renewables to power the huge Escondida copper mine in Chile BHP is in the final stages of contracting a renewables power supply for the 1.2M tonne operation-the world’s biggest mine. The company says it expects to make significant cost savings when it replaces gas with renewable energy to provide most, if not […]
Can We Export Our Clean Energy?
When I heard last year about a plan to send solar energy from the Northern Territory to Singapore I thought it was a pipe dream. I wasn’t alone. The plan by Singapore’s Sun Cable involved building the world’s biggest solar farm in Tennant Creek to export 3 gigawatts of power via a 3,800-kilometre cable to […]
All Electric Roads Lead To Copper
Israel and Sweden experiment with a new way to increase the uses of electric cars. Wider up take in electric cars face challenges, including few charging hubs, slow charging & costly batteries. But copper embedded ‘electric highways’ may be the answer. Two companies-one in Israel & the other in Sweden-are already testing the concept says […]
Clean Energy Needs Good Policy
A new study of Australia’s clean energy sector says investment committed so far this year has slumped to 2016 levels. That’s a problem. The Clean Energy Council report warns 2 years of record breaking solar & wind growth is now in danger of falling off the cliff. This would buck world trends if it continues. […]
World’s Wind Turbines Drive Copper
A new report says the global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5Mt of copper by 2028. Over 650 GW of new onshore and 130 GW of new offshore wind capacity will be installed by 2028 says Wood Mackenzie. And that will use over 5.5Mt of copper. “Wind technology is the most copper-intensive form of […]
