Clean aluminum

Clean aluminum

New Zealand has a surprising tool to boost its grid: an aluminum plant

Making aluminum requires lots of power. Rio Tinto struck a new deal to deliver demand response and boost clean energy use at its Tiwai Point smelter.

By Maria Gallucci  . 

The Tiwai Point aluminum smelter in New Zealand. (Binh Nguyen/Canary Media, Dianne Manson/Getty Images)

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