Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to build hydrogen plant in Gladstone for lower-carbon alumina refining

Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to build hydrogen plant in Gladstone for lower-carbon alumina refining

In an effort to reduce carbon emissions from the alumina refining process, global mining group Rio Tinto and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation have announced a partnership to construct a pioneering hydrogen plant in Gladstone, Queensland. The project, coined the Yarwun Hydrogen Calcination Pilot Demonstration Program, has secured a government co-funding of A$32.1 million from the Australian […]

APA Group’s renewable methane plant gets ARENA funding

APA Group’s renewable methane plant gets ARENA funding

Renewable methane plant : The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a funding of AUD 1.1 million to natural gas transmission company APA Group to construct a modular renewable methane production demonstration plant at its Wallumbilla Gas hub located near Roma in Queensland. The ‘power to gas’ demonstration plant will generate nearly 620kg of […]