Mining Giants Embrace Renewables, But Decarbonization Remains a Steep Climb
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Rio Tinto says it will invest $98 million in a 34-megawatt PV array and 12-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery system to help power its Koodaideri mine in Pilbara, Western Australia. Cutting mining’s carbon footprint to zero is complicated by the fact that electricity use only accounts for around 40 percent of direct emissions.
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