Aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro is investing in building a new wire rod casthouse at its aluminium smelter in Karmøy, Norway. The ...

The facility will supply aluminum to use in critical energy infrastructure in Europe when it starts production in 2028.

Although copper is superior at conducting heat, aluminum performs respectably while being cheaper, lighter and easier for manufacturers to work with. There are better heat conductors but they aren ...

This limitation sparked the search for conductor materials with low thermal expansion that could provide high-temperature operation without excessive sag. The pre-tensioned carbon core helps prevent ...

There are also positive things to report grid wise. CTC Global reports their ACCC (aluminum conductor composite cores) advanced conductor has been installed in 67 countries with roughly 124,000 miles ...

Electricity flows through copper or aluminium wire to power or charge all of these things. That’s because metals are generally good electrical conductors That’s one of the reasons that you ...