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The project reportedly marks the first known installation of inert-anode-smelted, low-carbon aluminum in a data center facility.
Edited by Brad Randall, Broadband Communities
Cable manufacturer Prysmian has landed a deal to supply power cables made with zero-direct-emission aluminum to an Amazon Web Services data center near Columbus, Ohio.
In a joint venture with mining giant Rio Tinto and distributor Wesco, Prysmian will supply building wire produced with ELYSIS technology, an aluminum smelting process that emits pure oxygen instead of greenhouse gases, according to Prysmian. The project marks the first known installation of inert-anode-smelted, low-carbon aluminum in a data center facility, Prysmian said last week.
The announcement highlights growing demand from hypescalers and digital infrastructure providers for green supply chain solutions to power data center expansion. The contract comes on the heels of Prysmian and Rio Tinto’s initial March 2026 launch of the low-carbon aluminum building wire.
The cables are manufactured at Prysmian’s Sedalia, Missouri, plant using aluminum produced with hydropower in Quebec, Canada, Prysmian said.
For Prysmian, the deployment also aligns with its broader target to draw 55% of its revenues from sustainability-linked solutions by 2028 and reach net-zero emissions by 2035. AWS aims to hit net-zero operations by 2040.
Some AI tools assisted in the crafting of this report.
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