Rio Tinto , said on Wednesday it would build a hydrogen plant in Gladstone, Queensland along with Japan's Sumitomo Corporation , as the miner seeks to minimise carbon emissions at its Yarwun alumina refinery.
The trial technology could cut emissions from the sector that accounts for up to 3% of Australia's total emissions, and also minimise for Rio Tinto one of its most carbon intensive operations.
The hydrogen plant will cut Yarwun's carbon dioxide emissions by about 3,000 metric ton per year, and is expected to produce about 6,000 metric ton alumina annually. "This pilot plant is an important step in testing whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in Queensland alumina refineries," Rio Tinto Aluminium Pacific Operations Managing Director Armando Torres said.
Rio will explore the viability of using hydrogen in calcination, a process which heats up hydrated alumina to extremely high temperatures.Hydrogen is an important piece of the puzzle to energy transition globally, "its adoption across Rio's operations as well as the broader mining industry will play an important role in move to zero-emissions", said Josh Gilbert, market analyst, eToro AUS Capital.
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