(IN BRIEF) Hydro Energi AS recently finalized a significant long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Swiss energy provider Alpiq, spanning from 2025 to 2033. The agreement entails the delivery of 0.54 TWh of power, contributing to Hydro’s Nordic power portfolio, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Norwegian government, along with industry associations and trade unions, has finalized an agreement on the future of the Norwegian CO2 compensation scheme, slated to be effective from 2024 to 2030. This agreement, encompassing a maximum annual CO2 … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hydro and NKT have announced a strategic partnership to develop a cutting-edge, low-carbon aluminium power cable value chain, aimed at facilitating the growth of Europe’s renewable energy grid. The collaboration, set to extend towards 2030, will focus on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Denmark, Eivind Kallevik, Hydro, INNOVATION, low-carbon aluminium, NKT, partnership, Power Cable, sustainability, Will Hendrikx
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a global aluminium producer, has partnered with the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) to advance decarbonization efforts. Through this collaboration, Hydro aims to leverage research expertise and innovative technologies to reduce emissions in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Norway, Technology
Tagged alumina refinery, Alunorte, Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil, decarbonization, Equinor ASA, HILT CRC, Hydro, Hydro REIN, industrial decarbonization research, Jenny Selway, Mendubim, Raphael Costa, Scatec, solar energy, Ventos de São Zacarias, zero emissions
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a leader in low-carbon aluminum production, has joined the First Suppliers Hub, a tool launched at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. The hub streamlines the transition from climate commitments to action for companies dedicated … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Norway, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged aluminium, Climate Action, Davos, First Movers Coalition, FMC, green aluminium, green transition, Hilde Merete Aasheim, Hydro, low-carbon aluminium, The First Suppliers Hub, Volvo Group, WEF, World Economic Forum
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a leading aluminium producer, is making significant strides in its quest to achieve zero CO2 emissions in aluminium production. The company is testing emission-free plasma technology in its Sunndal casthouse, aiming to electrify the energy-intensive aluminium remelting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged aluminium production, Eivind Kallevik, emission-free, HalZero, Hydro, Hydro Sunndal, Plasma Technology, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Hydro has achieved a significant reduction in the carbon footprint of its Hydro CIRCAL recycled aluminum, lowering it to 1.9 kg of CO2e/kg aluminum from the previous 2.3 kg of CO2e/kg. This achievement is the result of advancements … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged carbon footprint, Hydro, Hydro CIRCAL, Ingrid Guddal, Recycled Aluminum, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Norwegian aluminum company Hydro has successfully concluded a $1.11 billion transaction involving the sale of a 30% interest in the Brazilian alumina refinery, Hydro Alunorte, as well as Hydro’s 5% stake in bauxite producer Mineracão Rio do Norte … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged aluminum smelters, Alunorte, Glencore, Hilde Merete Aasheim, Hydro, LNG, oil
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a leading global aluminium company, has announced its strategic direction for the coming decade, focusing on capturing opportunities in the growing demand for low-carbon aluminium. The company aims to achieve this by stepping up its efforts in … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a global aluminium producer, has signed a significant agreement with Sanvira Tech LLC to secure a stable supply of carbon anodes from Oman for its Norwegian aluminium smelters. The contract spans eight years with extension options and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged Aluminium Smelters, carbon anodes, Eivind Kallevik, Hydro, Norway, Oman, Sanvira Tech LLC
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, the Norwegian aluminum company, has celebrated a decade of investment in the Pará Biodiversity Research Consortium (BRC) in Brazil, amounting to approximately BRL 15 million. Over the years, the BRC has transformed from a formal agreement into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Science
Tagged Biodiversity Research Consortium, Brazil, Eduardo Figueiredo, Hugo de Boer, Hydro, investment, Marlúcia Martins, mining, partnership, Professor Gracialda Ferreira, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Norwegian company Hydro is grappling with a potential disruption in its power supply as Markbygden Ett AB, a power supplier with whom Hydro has a long-term contract, enters into a company reorganization process under the Swedish Reorganization Act. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged Hydro, Markbygden Ett, Power Supply Disruption
(IN BRIEF) Macquarie Asset Management has inked an agreement with Hydro, a prominent Norwegian aluminum and renewable energy company, to purchase a 49.9 percent ownership interest in Hydro’s renewable energy subsidiary, Hydro Rein, for $332 million. This deal values Hydro … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hydro is dedicating €3 million to construct a new water treatment plant at its Schwandorf legacy site in Germany. The legacy site, acquired by Hydro in 2002, holds bauxite residue from operations by VAW from the 1930s to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a leading aluminium producer, is taking significant steps to enhance energy efficiency across its five aluminium smelters in Norway. The measures will lead to a reduction in electricity consumption, starting with the installation of LED lights and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hydro’s aluminum plant in Sunndal, Norway, aims to replace fossil fuels with local biomethane resources to cut emissions in the production process. The initiative is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 20,000 tonnes annually, contributing to Hydro’s goal … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged aluminium plant, biomethane, emissions, Havila, Hydro, Norway, Ola Sæter, partnership, Sunndal, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a company specializing in aluminium solutions, has commenced the installation of solar panels and battery storage systems at its Swedish extrusions’ factories in Vetlanda, Sjunnen, and Finspång. The project, named Greener Sweden, aims to transition these factories … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged Finspång, Greener Sweden Project, Hydro, Hydro Extrusions, Hydro REIN, Jonas Bjuhr, Marianne Wergeland Jenssen, renewable energy, Sjunnen, sustainability, Swedish Factories, Vetlanda
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a mining company, has announced that all of its tailings facilities with the highest potential consequences in the event of a failure are now in compliance with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). The company … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Security & Safety
Tagged Awards, Global Industry Standard Compliance, Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), Hilde Merete Aasheim, Hydro, safety, sustainability, Tailings Facilities
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a leading aluminum company, is investing NOK 67 million (EUR 6 million) to upgrade its aluminum extrusion plant in Lucé, France. The investment aims to improve the plant’s equipment, buildings, and infrastructure, enhancing its potential to become … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a global aluminium supplier, has signed a letter of intent to collaborate with SolarDuck and subsidiaries of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) on an offshore floating solar energy project in Malaysia. The partnership aims to advance offshore floating … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged aluminium, Hydro, Malaysia, offshore floating solar, offshore floating solar energy, Paul Warton, renewable energy, SolarDuck, SolarDuck offshore floating solar plant, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, TNB, TNB Renewables Sdn Bhd, TNB Research Sdn Bhd
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a global leader in aluminum production, has signed an agreement to purchase land in Torija, Spain, where it plans to build a state-of-the-art aluminum recycling plant. The facility will have an annual capacity of 120,000 tonnes and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Norway, Spain
Tagged aluminium, aluminum recycling plant, Eivind Kallevik, energy efficient building, Hydro, Hydro CIRCAL, Pulsar Properties Group, recyclability, recycled low-carbon aluminium, recycling, renewable energy, Spain, Torija
(IN BRIEF) Repsol is set to develop renewable energy projects in Italy, totaling 1,768 MW. The portfolio will consist of 943 MW of wind projects and 825 MW of photovoltaic solar projects. Over 60% of the projects are in advanced … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Spain
Tagged Asterion Energies, Basilicata, Frye solar project, Grupo Ibereólica Renovables, Hydro, Ibereólica Renovables Group, Italy, Jicarilla 1 solar plant, Lazio, Molise, photovoltaic solar, photovoltaic solar plants, photovoltaic solar projects, Puglia, renewable projects, renewables, Repsol, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Tuscany, Umbria, Wind, WindFloat Atlantic
(IN BRIEF) RWE, the European energy company, is rapidly implementing its Growing Green strategy with substantial investments in the first quarter of 2023. The company added 4.9 GW to its green portfolio, spending €8.0 billion on acquisitions, including the Con … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management
Tagged Biomass, Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, financial results, gas, Growing Green, Hydro, JBM Solar, Michael Müller, Offshore wind, offshore wind farms, Onshore, onshore wind, RWE, Sofia, Solar, solar energy, Thor, Wind, wind power
(IN BRIEF) Glencore has agreed to acquire a 30% stake in Alunorte and a 45% stake in Mineracão Rio do Norte from Norsk Hydro for a combined equity value of approximately USD 775 million. Completion of the transaction is expected … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hydro Precision Tubing Reynosa in Mexico has become Hydro’s first aluminium extrusion plant in North America to be certified according to the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard. ASI aims to incorporate sustainability and human rights principles in … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, the Norwegian aluminium producer, has delivered its first ever batch of aluminium profiles made with 100% recycled post-consumer aluminium to the Innovationsbogen project in Augsburg, Germany. Through its building system brand WICONA, the company will provide door, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Augsburg, building industry, CIRCAL 100R aluminum, CO2 emissions, decarbonize, Eivind Kallevik, Europe, Germany, Henri Gomez, Hydro, Innovationsbogen, Norway, Wicona
(IN BRIEF) Norwegian company Hydro has acquired a 12% stake in Lithium de France as part of its strategic expansion in sustainable battery materials. Lithium de France is developing technology and methods to extract heat and lithium from geothermal brines, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Science, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Hydro, Lithium de France, Morten Halleraker, sustainable battery
(IN BRIEF) Henriette Borgund, Cyber Security Manager and Ethical Hacker at Hydro, has been recognized as one of the top 50 women in tech in Norway. The list is compiled by Abelia, the business association of Norwegian knowledge and technology-based … Read the full press release
(IN KÜRZE) Hydro, ein norwegisches Aluminiumunternehmen, investiert in eine Testanlage, um seine HalZero-Produktionstechnologie für die kohlenstofffreie Produktion von Primäraluminium zu entwickeln. Die norwegische Regierung hat 141 Millionen NOK für den Bau der Anlage bewilligt, die voraussichtlich etwa 400 Millionen NOK … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Norway, Technology
Tagged Aluminiumhütten, Aluminiumindustrie, Dekarbonisierung, Eivind Kallevik, ENOVA, erneuerbarer Strom, grüner Wasserstoff, HalZero, Hydro, kohlenstofffreies Aluminium, kohlenstofffreies Primäraluminium, Kristian Nakstad, Primäraluminium
(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a Norwegian aluminium company, is investing in a test facility to develop its HalZero production technology for zero-carbon primary aluminium production. The Norwegian government has granted NOK 141 million for the construction of the facility, which is … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Norway, Technology
Tagged aluminium industry, aluminum smelters, decarbonizing, Eivind Kallevik, ENOVA, GREEN HYDROGEN, HalZero, Hydro, Kristian Nakstad, primary aluminium, renewable electricity, Zero-carbon aluminium, zero-carbon primary aluminium
(IN BRIEF) Enel Green Power (EGP) set a new record in 2022 by building 5,223 MW of new renewable capacity, including 387 MW of battery energy storage systems. The new capacity includes over 80 plants, mainly solar and wind. EGP … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, News
Tagged battery energy storage systems, BESS, EGP, Enel Green Power, Geothermal, Hydro, renewables, Salvatore Bernabei, Solar, Wind
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 29-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian company that produces aluminium and renewable energy, is investing in new technology to produce low-carbon aluminium. The company has initiated projects worth NOK 3 billion (~ EUR … Read the full press release
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) OSLO, 29-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), ein norwegisches Unternehmen, das Aluminium und erneuerbare Energie herstellt, investiert in neue Technologie zur Herstellung von kohlenstoffarmem Aluminium. Das Unternehmen hat in den letzten zwei Jahren in seinen Aluminiumwerken in … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 20-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced that its extrusion plant in Offenburg, Germany will install a 426 meter long solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged Hubert Ronecker, Hydro, Hydro Extrusions, Hydro REDUXA, Hydro REIN, low-carbon aluminium, Next2Sun, Olivier Girardot, Photovoltaic, photovoltaic solar panels, renewable electricity, renewable energy, solar fence
(COMUNICADO DE PRENSA) OSLO, 20-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), una empresa noruega de aluminio y energía renovable comprometida con un futuro sostenible, ha anunciado que su planta de extrusión en Offenburg, Alemania, instalará una valla solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged aluminio bajo en carbono, electricidad renovable, energía renovable, fotovoltaica, Hubert Ronecker, Hydro, Hydro Extrusions, Hydro REDUXA, Hydro REIN, Next2Sun, Olivier Girardot, paneles solares fotovoltaicos, valla solar
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 13-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced that its renewable hydrogen subsidiary Hydro Havrand will enter into a partnership with H2 … Read the full press release
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) OSLO, 13-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), ein norwegisches Unternehmen für Aluminium und erneuerbare Energien einer nachhaltigen Zukunft verpflichtet, hat angekündigt, dass seine Tochtergesellschaft für erneuerbaren Wasserstoff, Hydro Havrand, eine Partnerschaft mit H2 Green Steel eingehen … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 27-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced its intention to to switch to 100 percent locally produced power from renewable energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Sweden
Tagged aluminium, battery storage, Hydro, Hydro Extrusion Sweden, Hydro Extrusions, hydrogen, hydropower, Jonas Bjuhr, low-carbon aluminium, recycling, renewable energy, solar panels, sustainable aluminium
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 27-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced that the company is currently dealing with more than 25 sustainability related projects worth … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged Albras, Alumetal S.A., alumina, aluminium, aluminium smelting, Alunorte alumina refinery, Bauxite, bauxite mine, Clervaux, climate neutral car, DNV GL, extrusion ingot, foundry alloys, green transition, Hilde Merete Aasheim, Hydro, Hydro CIRCAL, Kamil Kutlu, Paragominas, Polestar, Qatalum, recycling, sustainable aluminium
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) OSLO, 27-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), ein norwegisches Unternehmen für Aluminium und erneuerbare Energien engagiert sich für eine nachhaltige Zukunft, hat bekannt gegeben, dass das Unternehmen derzeit mehr als 25 nachhaltigkeitsbezogene Projekte im Wert von … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged Albras, Alumetal S.A., aluminium, Aluminiumschmelze, Bauxit, Bauxitmine, Clervaux, DNV GL, Extrusionsbarren, Gießereilegierungen, grüner Übergang, Hilde Merete Aasheim, Hydro, Hydro CIRCAL, Kamil Kutlu, Katalum, klimaneutrales Auto, nachhaltiges Aluminium, Paragominas, Polestar, recycling, Tonerde, Tonerderaffinerie Alunorte
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