LONDON, UK: Anglo American has sourced the provide of 100% renewable electrical energy for its operations in Australia from 2025, agreeing phrases for a 10-year partnership with Stanwell Corporation, the Queensland Government-owned supplier of electrical energy and energy solutions.
The deal will successfully take away all Scope 2 emissions from Anglo American’s steelmaking coal enterprise in Australia from 2025, supporting Anglo American’s progress towards carbon impartial operations by 2040.
Dan van der Westhuizen, CEO of Anglo American in Australia, said: “Sourcing 100% renewables provide from Stanwell Corporation, linked to 2 main wind and photo voltaic projects in Queensland, is a big step towards our goal of carbon impartial operations in Australia – and globally – by 2040.
We are dedicated to playing our half to assist fight local weather change, together with accelerating a variety of applied sciences to abate our on-site emissions, from electrifying our truck fleet and different mobile equipment to capturing the methane from our steelmaking coal seams.
“I am delighted that we’re able to support Stanwell Corporation in its funding in 650MW of renewables capability for Queensland. Today’s deal brings significant environmental advantages and is NPV positive in contrast with our present energy mix, whereas underwriting a big funding in renewable energy generation for Queensland.”
Anik Michaud, Anglo American’s Group Director of Corporate Relations and Sustainable Impact, said: “We are working tirelessly throughout our global footprint to reduce emissions. Many of the metals and minerals we produce are critical to the infrastructure and applied sciences required to decarbonise the world’s energy and transport systems – and this includes the ingredients wanted for steelmaking. Our dedication to being a half of the answer to local weather change begins in our personal enterprise by assembly our emissions discount targets and our 2040 operational carbon neutrality goal.
“Combined with the agreements we have already got in place for all our South America operations, from 2025 we expect to be drawing 60% of our global electrical energy necessities from renewable sources, transforming our Scope 2 emissions profile. We are dedicated to producing the metals and minerals that we have to mitigate the extent of global warming within the most accountable and sustainable way.”
The partnership between Anglo American and Stanwell underwrites funding within the 2 main Queensland renewable energy projects – Clarke Creek Wind Farm in Central Queensland, and Blue Grass Solar Farm close to Chinchilla.