Generation Steel plans Australia first renewable powered steel mill in Collie
Australian firm Generation Steel plans to invest 850 million dollars to build the first renewable powered steel mill in Australia in over 35 years.
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Australian company Generation Steel intends to invest 850 million dollars to construct an electric arc furnace steel mill in Collie, Western Australia. RenewEconomy reported that the facility will be the first new steel mill built in Australia in more than 35 years. [1]
The facility will also become the first steel mill in Australia to contract its electricity supply completely from renewable sources. RenewEconomy reported that Generation Steel secured a deal with mining company BHP to utilize power generation capacity that BHP is no longer using. [1]
Generation Steel was formerly known as Green Steel WA. The project will be located at Collie, a town in the south-west region of Western Australia that is currently transitioning away from coal toward new green industries. [1]
In short
- Generation Steel intends to invest 850 million dollars to build an electric arc furnace steel mill in Collie.
- The mill will be the first new steel facility built in Australia in more than 35 years.
- The plant will contract its entire electricity supply from renewable energy via an agreement with BHP.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]First new steel mill in Australia in 35 years to be the first to be powered by 100 per cent renewablesRenewEconomy, 10d ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]First new steel mill in Australia in 35 years to be the first to be powered by 100 per cent renewablesRenew Economy, 10d ago
- [3]First new steel mill in Australia in 35 years to be the first to be powered by 100 per cent renewablesRenew Economy, 10d ago
Background
- [4]Jindal Steel on Wikipedia
- [5]Australia on Grokipedia
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