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Researchers and representatives from heavy industry are meeting to find ways to reduce their carbon emissions and energy consumption.

The 成人大片 is convening the High Temperature Minerals Processing Forum (HiTeMP-2) where leaders from industry, academia, non-government agencies, and policy makers, will discuss the emerging opportunities and pathways for heavy industry towards net-zero-carbon dioxide emissions, to position for the new, low-carbon economy.

鈥淟eading mineral processing and refining companies across the world have already started to decarbonise as new markets emerge for low carbon products,鈥� says the 成人大片鈥檚 Professor Michael Goodsite, Interim Director, Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources.

鈥淓nergy-intensive heavy industry, which are a vital part of the national and global economies, must change in order to compete successfully in the supply of low carbon products.鈥�

HiTeMP-2 is organised by the 成人大片鈥檚 Centre for Energy Technology (CET), which delivers innovative technologies for sustainable, secure and affordable energy. The vast majority of attendees have been participating in the forum online.

鈥淭he Centre for Energy Technology鈥檚 goal is to help accelerate society's transition to carbon neutrality,鈥� says Professor Gus Nathan, Founding Director, CET.

In 2016,聽Australia聽signed the Paris Agreement聽鈥� a global聽deal聽that seeks to combat聽climate聽change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.聽Australia聽promised to reduce its emissions by 26 to 28 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030.

鈥淓nergy-intensive heavy industry, which are a vital part of the national and global economies, must change in order to compete successfully in the supply of low carbon products.鈥�Professor Michael Goodsite

鈥淭o make the transition heavy industry will need to capitalise on emerging technology in electricity generation, concentrated solar energy and green hydrogen,鈥� says Professor Nathan.

鈥淩educing carbon emissions from heavy industry is more challenging than other sectors such as electricity and transport, owing to the lack of commercially-available technology.鈥�

Heavy industry is responsible for some 20 percent of global CO鈧� emissions. Importantly, some three quarters of the energy requirement is for heat, which is presently supplied almost entirely from fossil fuels owing to their low cost and wide availability. However, there are growing trends to switch to renewable energy owing to their falling cost and the growing demands of society to respond to climate change.

鈥淭he HiTeMP forum is technology neutral. It doesn鈥檛 favour one technology over another and it recognises that new opportunities are emerging for nations, such as Australia, that benefit from both renewable energy and mineral resources,鈥� says Professor Goodsite.

What: 聽聽聽 HiTeMP-2 Forum
Where: 聽 National Wine Centre, Adelaide
When: 聽聽 Monday 16 March to Wednesday 18 March
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