Planned $4bn offshore windfarm could fully power Alcoa Portland aluminium smelter
by Royce Kurmelovs from on (#5SSY2)
The smelter, Victoria's biggest electricity consumer, could slash emissions if Alinta's proposed offshore windfarm goes ahead
Australian power company Alinta Energy hopes to build an offshore windfarm off the coast of Victoria to help Alcoa's Portland aluminium smelter go green.
Though the project is in its earliest stages, a 500 sq km patch off the coast is being considered for the 1,000MW windfarm, dubbed Spinifex.
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