Decarbonising the electricity infrastructure
Bar ohne Namen
Entschlossen verweigert sich Savage, der Bar einen Namen zu geben. Stattdessen sind drei klassische Design-Symbole das Logo der Trinkstätte in Dalston: ein gelbes Quadrat, ein rotes Viereck, ein blauer Kreis. Am meisten wurmt den sympathischen Franzosen dabei, dass es kein Gelbes-Dreieck-Emoji gibt. Das erschwert auf komische Weise die Kommunikation. Der Instagram Account lautet: a_bar_with_shapes-for_a_name und anderenorts tauchen die Begriffe ‘Savage Bar’ oder eben ‚Bauhaus Bar‘ auf.
Für den BCB bringt Savage nun sein Barkonzept mit und mixt für uns mit Unterstützung von Russian Standard Vodka an der perfekten Bar dazu.
Hydro and NKT sign strategic partnership to decarbonise electricity infrastructure
Hydro and Nordic power cable supplier NKT are entering into a strategic partnership to create a low-carbon aluminium power cable value chain to support the development of the European renewable energy grid.
Under the partnership, the two companies will collaborate on research and development and product development to explore aluminium wire rod applications that enable even lower carbon emissions while maintaining quality. The projects will be carried out with both primary aluminium and recycled aluminium.
Aluminium power cables for renewable energies
Despite the rapid growth of renewable energies, outdated and inadequate electricity grids could prove to be a major stumbling block for the green transition. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), a total of over 80 million kilometres of electricity grids will need to be built or renewed worldwide by 2040. Aluminium plays a major role here: the high conductivity and flexibility of aluminium, combined with its low weight and the fact that it is significantly cheaper than other metals commonly used for power cables, make aluminium an optimal solution for the expansion of the renewable energy grid.
“Power cables play a vital role in transmitting and connecting renewable energy, and the power infrastructure segment has a significant potential for increased use of aluminium. Our joint roadmap with NKT will pave the way for aluminium and thereby reduce the embedded carbon in Europe’s power grid,” explains Eivind Kallevik, Executive Vice President for Hydro Aluminium Metal.
Building on several successful pilot projects in 2023, NKT will integrate Hydro's low-carbon aluminium, Hydro REDUXA 4.0, into its medium-voltage cable solutions in 2024 and later into some of its high-voltage cables. These cables are playing an increasingly important role in the connection and transmission of renewable energy.
Hydro's Karmøy plant will deliver low-carbon wire rod to NKT.
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