Aluminum and Its Sustainable Influence on the Electricity Sector

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Published on 25/09/2023 at 19:05

Foto: Ricardo de Luca, Gerente de Engenharia de Processos e Produtos da Termomecanica.

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The Intersection of Metallurgy and Electricity: Leading a Green Revolution.

The future of companies today is clearly influenced by compliance with ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) practices. The electricity sector, a key piece in the global and national economy, is a profound example of this transition. Assisting in this progress, the metallurgy industry emerges with multiple applications of Aluminum, bringing significant advances in energy production.

Consider the weight of sustainability in this scenario: of the U$ 2.8 trillion planned for global energy investments, an impressive U$ 1.7 trillion is dedicated to clean technologies, as highlighted by the report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). This amount is directed towards innovations such as electric vehicles, storage networks, low-emission fuels, and more.

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Aluminum and Its Sustainable Influence on the Electricity Sector

The Intersection of Metallurgy and Electricity: Leading a Green Revolution.

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Aluminum and Its Sustainable Influence on the Electricity Sector

The Intersection of Metallurgy and Electricity: Leading a Green Revolution.

Engineers want to carve through Africa with a giant canal to bring water from the world’s second-largest river to a dying lake on the edge of the Sahara Desert that has already lost 90% of its water.

A giant brown band visible from space, approximately 8,850 kilometers long, connected Africa to America in the Atlantic Ocean, and satellites revealed that it is neither land nor pollution, but the largest accumulation of seaweed in the world, which broke records in 2025.

Brazil filled the Northeast with wind turbines but now faces the side effect of 705 giant blades reaching the end of their lifespan by 2032 just in Rio Grande do Norte, while the world projects 43 million tons of waste by 2050.

India approved the country’s first submerged road-rail tunnel, 15.8 kilometers dug under the bed of the Brahmaputra River.

Instead of burning or burying old tires, an American city is transforming about 2,000 of them into the street itself, paving its first sections with a quieter and more durable rubber asphalt.

In just one cast, fishermen are surprised to capture 14,096 mullets in Bombinhas and close a historic season with 58,000 fish; scene recorded in the Santa Catarina paradise marks the last day of the 2026 season.

10 giant tortoises are reintroduced and, in just 6 months, trigger changes that lead scientists to investigate a phenomenon absent for 180 years; the numbers recorded on the island impress researchers from around the world.

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The richest man on the planet lives in 37 m², Elon Musk, now the first trillionaire in history according to Reuters, swapped mansions for a prefabricated house worth about 50 thousand dollars set up within the SpaceX base in Texas.

A giant parrot that doesn’t fly, weighs up to 4 kg, and smells like honey almost disappeared from the planet, but an extreme program in New Zealand used predator-free islands, genetics, fake eggs, and a controlled diet to save the kakapo from extinction.

Suspended house made with reused containers, wood, and steel, does not have a television or Wi-Fi system and was designed to operate without air conditioning; the residence was built among trees in the interior of São Paulo and relies on natural ventilation and a green roof.