Modernising Agreements and Transition to Renewables
Switching our Australian smelters to renewables
Smelting requires uninterrupted energy,
increasing the technical difficulty
of a transition without hydro-power...
Typical energy requirements for large-scale aluminium smelter
...but regions with high-quality renewables
and a coordinated approach can create
value in the transition
1GW
hydro
OR
~4GW
renewables1
Firming
solutions
1 Renewables requirements vary by region, mix of wind and solar and system design
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World-class solar and wind
resources
Ability to create a coordinated
solution to support heavy
industry transition
Internationally competitive
renewables and skilled industrial
workforce provides regional
advantage. Signed Statement of
Cooperation with Queensland
Government
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