Rio Tinto’s solar power and battery purchase for Gladstone aluminium operations praised as ‘right direction’
by Petra Stock from on (#6VWVV)
Company says new solar agreements will now mean 80% of Boyne smelter's energy needs are covered by renewable sources
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Mining company Rio Tinto will buy solar power and battery storage capacity for its Gladstone aluminium operations in a deal environmentalists have hailed as a major step" forward.
The company has signed 20-year agreements with Edify Energy to buy 90% of the power and battery storage capacity generated by the Smoky Creek and Guthrie's Gap solar stations, located in central Queensland, Rio Tinto said.
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