Century Aluminum Company was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $500 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act funding to build a new aluminum smelter as part of the Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP). Century’s Green Aluminum Smelter Project is […]
Atomic13, a startup launched by Eric Donsky, signed an exclusive agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to commercialize the patented Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion Process (ShAPE™) technology, which can transform 100% post-consumer scrap aluminum into high quality extrusions. The new company aims to create a range of custom […]
By Aaron Palumbo, Big Blue Technologies. Magnesium metal is trending, again. The original boom cycle of the 1930s and ’40s was sparked by the second world war, resulting in the array of foundational production technologies to which today’s processes owe a great deal. The 1980s and ’90s saw more advancement and rapid expansion of end-uses […]
The REMADE Institute announced a new technology license, which involves a technological innovation capable of removing metallic impurities from recycled aluminum melt, thereby improving the quality of the aluminum and allowing it to be used for more diverse applications, including electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing. The innovation is part of a research and development project first […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a request for information (RFI) to better understand the key opportunities and challenges associated with increased material circularity. According to the DOE, this RFI will inform the departments efforts to advance circular economy technologies and systems in the U.S. In its RFI, the DOE stated: Developing pathways […]
By Peter Pollak, The Aluminum Association (Retired). According to goals announced by the U.S. and European Union, there are widespread commitments to eliminate global carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. An important aspect of achieving a net-zero emissions goal within this time frame is electrifying the global vehicle fleet and switching power generation to renewable energy […]
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By Dean M. Peters, Contributing Writer. For decades automotive companies have been seeking ways to reduce the weight of various classes of vehicles in order to improve vehicle efficiency and fuel economy and reduce carbon emissions. Recently, the forging industry has taken a closer look at its technologies and processes to see how it can […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the REMADE Institute announced more than $16 million in research and development funding for 23 projects that will reduce energy use and carbon emissions associated with industrial-scale materials production, processing, and recycling. Among the projects selected are six that are associated with the aluminum industry. “The transition to […]
Big Blue Technologies has officially begun producing primary magnesium (Mg) metal on its pilot system in Denver, Colorado (Figure 1), which uses a proprietary carbothermal reduction process. Implementing modern high temperature and vacuum engineering solutions, the company aims to introduce the world’s most energy and material efficient primary production process. The company plans to produce […]
