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Iceland has absurd amounts of spare energy. So they bring in ships full of bauxite and refine it into aluminum blocks then load it back on the ship. Aluminum is
by fnordpiglet 3y ago
Iceland has absurd amounts of spare energy. So they bring in ships full of bauxite and refine it into aluminum blocks then load it back on the ship. Aluminum is refined by electrolysis, so it’s a perfect way to export their excess electricity.
That’s stocking btw that it takes 4 tons of coal per year per house. That’s an absurd amount.
- caseyohara 3y agoIt's not that absurd. One ton of coal produces ~25 million BTUs. That's about the same output as a cord of oak or hickory, which weigh about 2 tons per cord. And most people that heat their home exclusively by burning wood use about 5-6 cords per year.
- euroderf 3y agoI'm a serious PITA about recycling aluminum. I have this mental image of vast quantities of bauxite and energy being tossed out whenever an aluminum container (or bit of foil) is not recycled. But I don't have any firm numbers.
- Tagbert 3y agoAccording to: https://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/Solid-waste-management/recycling-facts/Aluminum#:~:text=Aluminum%20Facts,%25%20post%2Dconsumer%20recycled%20aluminum https://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/Solid-waste-managem.... "About 65 % of America's aluminum is currently recycled." That's pretty good. Much better than most materials.
- euroderf 3y agoA national can deposit mandate might help eh.