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Released November 15, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) (London, England) has announced that it will proceed with construction of an additional solar array at its Kennecott copper mine and concentrator in Utah. The project is part of more than $8.4 billion worth of active U.S. and Canadian Metals & Minerals projects being tracked by Industrial Info that features a renewable energy component.
Similarly to other miners and energy companies, Rio Tinto is aiming for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, achieving a 50% reduction by 2030. The 25-megawatt (MW) solar array at the Kennecott copper complex will join a 5-MW solar plant completed at the location in 2023, bringing the operation's total renewable generation to 30 MW. According to Rio Tinto, the combined solar farms will reduce emissions from the operation by about 6%. Rio Tinto has appointed Bechtel Corporation (Reston, Virginia) to oversee the project, which includes the placement of approximately 64,000 solar panels on a 1,260-acre site. Construction is expected to be completed next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
The Kennecott project is one of many projects in the North American Metals & Minerals Industry with an environmental bent, and following similar trends in the commercial power generation sector, solar wins the day as the renewable fuel of choice. The projects cover a range of sectors within the Metals & Minerals Industry, including aluminum, cement and other mines.
One of the more ambitious projects comes in the form of a grassroot gypsum wallboard plant intended to be entirely powered by the sun. Canadian Gypsum Company (CGC) (Mississauga, Ontario) has hired Ledcor Construction Limited (Vancouver, British Columbia) as general contractor for the plant, construction of which is just getting started. Upon completion, which is expected in about two years' time, the facility will have a production capacity of 220,000 square feet of wallboard as well as ready-mix joint compound for distribution to CGC's customers throughout Western Canada.
Powering the wallboard plant will be a 15-MW solar array that is expected to be completed before the plant is finished. But CGC's plant also will have less of environmental footprint as it will manufacture CGC's USG Sheetrock Brand EcoSmart panels, which require up to 25% less water and 20% less carbon dioxide to produce than traditional wallboard. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the wallboard plant and solar array projects.
As cement producer Holcim (Zug, Switzerland) nears completion of a solar array at a Michigan plant, the company has plans for a similar project at its cement works in Florence, Colorado. A solar installation that will generate about 33 MW at peak capacity is planned at the 1.8 million-ton-per-year Portland cement plant. This will be joined by a 38.5-MW battery energy storage system (BESS), capable of providing power when the sun isn't shining. Together, the BESS and solar array will reduce the facility's emissions by about 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, or about 40%. Work on both parts of the project is expected to begin next year and be completed in late 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the solar and BESS portions of the project.
Another emissions-reduction project comes at a plant in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, that treats spent potlining, a hazardous waste generated by aluminum smelting. Veolia Environnement SA (Aubervilliers, France) is aiming for near-zero emissions at the plant through multiple projects, the larger of which is for the establishment of a waste heat-to-power plant that will replace two natural gas-fired units that were installed about 50 years ago. The waste heat will provide 8 MW of power, meeting up to 70% of the plant's total power needs. Most of the balance of power for the plant will be supplied by a 5-MW solar farm. The power from the solar farm will be sold to South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative (Arkadelphia), which will sell the power back to Veolia as part of a green-energy offset. Construction on both the waste heat plant and solar farm began earlier this year, and the greener power from both project components is expected to begin flowing by the end of this year. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the waste heat plant and the solar farm.
While solar power dominates environmentally focused North American Metals & Minerals projects, a few projects harnessing wind power are planned to kick off in the future, all of them in Canada. One of the most likely to be built is an 18-MW windfarm and 5-MW battery storage facility at Glencore International AG's (Baar, Switzerland) Raglan nickel mine in Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, which has obtained some of its energy from the wind since an initial 3-MW windfarm was completed in 2014, followed by an additional 3 MW of wind and 1 MW of BESS capacity in 2018. Now, Glencore plans to add more wind and BESS capacity with six 3-MW turbines and a 5-MW BESS unit. A fourth stage of construction could follow, adding another 18 MW of wind and 5 MW of storage capacity. Construction of the initial addition could kick off next year, putting it on track to begin generating power in 2027, when work on the fourth addition could begin, which would culminate in 42 MW of wind power capacity at the site. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Similarly to other miners and energy companies, Rio Tinto is aiming for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, achieving a 50% reduction by 2030. The 25-megawatt (MW) solar array at the Kennecott copper complex will join a 5-MW solar plant completed at the location in 2023, bringing the operation's total renewable generation to 30 MW. According to Rio Tinto, the combined solar farms will reduce emissions from the operation by about 6%. Rio Tinto has appointed Bechtel Corporation (Reston, Virginia) to oversee the project, which includes the placement of approximately 64,000 solar panels on a 1,260-acre site. Construction is expected to be completed next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
The Kennecott project is one of many projects in the North American Metals & Minerals Industry with an environmental bent, and following similar trends in the commercial power generation sector, solar wins the day as the renewable fuel of choice. The projects cover a range of sectors within the Metals & Minerals Industry, including aluminum, cement and other mines.
One of the more ambitious projects comes in the form of a grassroot gypsum wallboard plant intended to be entirely powered by the sun. Canadian Gypsum Company (CGC) (Mississauga, Ontario) has hired Ledcor Construction Limited (Vancouver, British Columbia) as general contractor for the plant, construction of which is just getting started. Upon completion, which is expected in about two years' time, the facility will have a production capacity of 220,000 square feet of wallboard as well as ready-mix joint compound for distribution to CGC's customers throughout Western Canada.
Powering the wallboard plant will be a 15-MW solar array that is expected to be completed before the plant is finished. But CGC's plant also will have less of environmental footprint as it will manufacture CGC's USG Sheetrock Brand EcoSmart panels, which require up to 25% less water and 20% less carbon dioxide to produce than traditional wallboard. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the wallboard plant and solar array projects.
As cement producer Holcim (Zug, Switzerland) nears completion of a solar array at a Michigan plant, the company has plans for a similar project at its cement works in Florence, Colorado. A solar installation that will generate about 33 MW at peak capacity is planned at the 1.8 million-ton-per-year Portland cement plant. This will be joined by a 38.5-MW battery energy storage system (BESS), capable of providing power when the sun isn't shining. Together, the BESS and solar array will reduce the facility's emissions by about 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, or about 40%. Work on both parts of the project is expected to begin next year and be completed in late 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the solar and BESS portions of the project.
Another emissions-reduction project comes at a plant in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, that treats spent potlining, a hazardous waste generated by aluminum smelting. Veolia Environnement SA (Aubervilliers, France) is aiming for near-zero emissions at the plant through multiple projects, the larger of which is for the establishment of a waste heat-to-power plant that will replace two natural gas-fired units that were installed about 50 years ago. The waste heat will provide 8 MW of power, meeting up to 70% of the plant's total power needs. Most of the balance of power for the plant will be supplied by a 5-MW solar farm. The power from the solar farm will be sold to South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative (Arkadelphia), which will sell the power back to Veolia as part of a green-energy offset. Construction on both the waste heat plant and solar farm began earlier this year, and the greener power from both project components is expected to begin flowing by the end of this year. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the waste heat plant and the solar farm.
While solar power dominates environmentally focused North American Metals & Minerals projects, a few projects harnessing wind power are planned to kick off in the future, all of them in Canada. One of the most likely to be built is an 18-MW windfarm and 5-MW battery storage facility at Glencore International AG's (Baar, Switzerland) Raglan nickel mine in Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, which has obtained some of its energy from the wind since an initial 3-MW windfarm was completed in 2014, followed by an additional 3 MW of wind and 1 MW of BESS capacity in 2018. Now, Glencore plans to add more wind and BESS capacity with six 3-MW turbines and a 5-MW BESS unit. A fourth stage of construction could follow, adding another 18 MW of wind and 5 MW of storage capacity. Construction of the initial addition could kick off next year, putting it on track to begin generating power in 2027, when work on the fourth addition could begin, which would culminate in 42 MW of wind power capacity at the site. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
