aluminium

Rio Tinto has inked deals with Edify Energy to secure power and BESS capacity to decarbonise its aluminium operations in Queensland.

The US solar industry was previously sanguine about Trump's initial tariffs, though the impacts of these metal tariffs are unclear.

Construction is expected to start in November, with the 2GW module assembly plant built in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Detention of electronics by US customs, which includes solar PV products, has dropped to its lowest since the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in 2022.

PV Tech Premium talks to Solarcycle’s co-founders about their company’s unique ability to extract every single constituent material out of an end-of-life PV module, how solar panels are not lasting as long as people expected, the race to prevent solar waste being illegally dumped across the globe, and how modules can have a useful second life.

Yonz Technology discusses the benefits of aluminium module frames, the impact of larger panels and how standardisation can lower costs.

A solar PV module frame made of recycled roll-formed steel has outperformed conventional aluminium frames in testing by an independent third party.

Emirates Global Aluminium is to enter the silicon metal market with a UAE-based facility that could be online as early as next year.

Buy aluminium and steel when possible in order to accumulate stock and hedge against continued price rises for both. While the price of nickel has undergone a “short squeeze”, copper is likely to continue trading sideways in the near term and there is no immediate risk to silver supply.

UAE utility claims a world first in supplying one of the world's largest aluminium producers with solar power.