Power
Rio Tinto eyes a giant hot-brick battery to cut fossil fuel use
CEII brief
Electrek reported on 21 Oct 2026: Rio Tinto eyes a giant hot-brick battery to cut fossil fuel use.
Read the full story on ElectrekRio Tinto wants to put Australia’s cheap midday electricity to work at its Yarwun alumina refinery – by storing it in hot bricks and using that heat battery to make steam after the sun sets. more…
Context from CEII
Grids decide whether generation becomes power that homes and businesses can rely on. Generation mix, transmission and distribution losses, and tariffs together shape reliability and the case for investment.
100.0% of people in Australia had electricity in 2024Countries in this story
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