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As my mining engineer lecturer always said. Aluminum is congealed electricity. This is a great breakthrough, but unless we reduce the energy requirements, for
by rmm 6y ago
As my mining engineer lecturer always said. Aluminum is congealed electricity.
This is a great breakthrough, but unless we reduce the energy requirements, for most countries it wont be a big change.
- rswail 6y agoIt changes the production process from producing Al+CO2 to Al+O2. That's a good thing for emissions reduction. The power source for aluminium smelting is a separate question and can be replaced with renewables.
- Taniwha 6y agosadly not just any renewables - if the power goes off the Al in the pot lines hardens and ruins the hardware ... so solar and wind alone are out - geothermal and hydro (or those mixed with solar/wind) are OK