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I wonder if a concentrated solar power tower heating a crucible of ore would be more efficient than inefficiencies from PV, transmission, conversion, storage et

• samatman 7y ago
  Not for aluminium smelting, which is done with electricity rather than heat. This is why aluiminium has only recently become a cheap resource, or indeed a resource at all, despite being incredibly common and having a low melting point.
• Gibbon1 7y ago
  I think we're getting close to the point where mirrors cost more than solar panels.