The decarbonisation and solar power plans of Glencore Alloys are coming to the fore with the first 25 MW solar plant on the way, Glencore Alloys head Japie Fullard told Mining Weekly at question time during this week’s media call. “We’ve got all our approvals in place so we will be starting to build that at the Rhovan vanadium operation,” Fullard said.
JOHANNESBURG – The decarbonisation and solar power plans of Glencore Alloys are coming to the fore with the first 25 MW solar plant on the way, Glencore Alloys head“We’ve got all our approvals in place so we will be starting to build that at the Rhovan vanadium operation,” Fullard said.
Forming part of Glencore Alloys’ decarbonisation commitments are potential on-site projects involving possible cogeneration, which involves turning currently wasted operational offgas into electricity.Peter Freyberg “We’ve got a broad range of initiatives worldwide, the main ones right now being focused on Scope 2 emissions, which are one-third of our Scope 1 emissions, and are probably the quickest that we can do to switch from carbon-intensive electricity that we’re buying around the world, to renewables. This is happening whether it’s in South America, Australia, Europe or wherever, and making sure that we take this initiative early and lock-in those reductions.
“We’re engaged by the coal leadership forum at the Minerals Council South Africa on this transition because it’s going to be a huge focus regionally on the Highveld, and a massive challenge with that concentration of economic activity there. Along with the coal industry, it’s also hugely important that Eskom’s part of that, but also key players in the Highveld area like Transnet and Sasol.
On Astron’s beneficiation prowess, Nagle said: “We’re big believers and promoters of local beneficiation and this is exactly what the refinery is. It’s local beneficiation and we’re hopeful that it remains competitive with international imports. The refining process starts in the distillation towers, where crude oil is separated into various components. These components are then further processed and treated to produce final products. Some of the processes used at the refinery are hydrotreating, cracking and reforming.
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