Novelis Inc, a leading provider of sustainable aluminum solutions and a world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, and Southern Company have announced a new partnership. These plans will focus on joint efforts in decarbonization. The first step of the agreement will initially focus on Novelis’ new plant in Bay Minette, Alabama, which aims to be carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions.
Specifically, this recycling and lamination plant is currently under construction. The project aims to address and meet the growing demand for more sustainable beverage packaging and will support the automotive industry in North America, including increased production of electric vehicles.
In addition, Novelis will work with Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, to provide renewable energy to the Bay Minette project to reduce its Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions. By participating in Alabama Power’s Renewable Subscription Program, Novelis will directly support the creation of two new 80-megawatt solar power generation plants in Alabama that will meet more than half of the Bay Minette facility’s renewable energy needs and avoid 192 kilotons of CO2 emissions per year.
“At Novelis, we believe strong partnerships like this are critical to advancing our commitment to the environment, the economy and the communities in which we operate. Partnering with Southern Company and Alabama Power on renewable energy solutions, such as solar power, and exploring new technologies for carbon reduction will help us as we look to meet our goals of reducing carbon emissions by 30% by 2026 and becoming carbon neutral by 2050 or sooner,” said Suzanne Lindsay-Walker, Novelis’ vice president of sustainability.
Chris Cummiskey, executive vice president and director of customer and commercial solutions for Southern Company Services, added that the company’s business is a “very important business opportunity for its customers.e “the future of clean energy depends on unlocking these types of partnerships. Whether with new or existing companies, finding ways for Novelis and Southern Company to identify and test innovative technologies against each other will be key to advancing the availability of renewable energy and achieving our respective decarbonization goals.”
In addition, Novelis and Southern Company will also collaborate to advance new technologies that reduce Novelis’ Scope 1 carbon emissions, including hydrogen fuels, carbon capture, energy storage and electrification of thermal processes. Through its corporate enterprise and research and development teams, Novelis and Southern Company are exploring projects for the Bay Minette facility as well as other Novelis sites in North America.
