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This particular smelter uses hydroelectric power, mentioned in the article.

• marvin 12y ago
  Moot point, unfortunately. Hydropower displaces fossil energy if the nearby energy markets are halfway deregulated and efficient.
  • zurn 12y ago
    Unless you're Iceland, with more geothermal and hydro than you know wat to do wit, and too far away from civilization. One of the largest aluminum exporters in the world.
• fancyketchup 12y ago
  The power source is immaterial. Industrial-scale smelting produces CO2 at the point of production. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall-H%C3%A9roult_process http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall-H%C3%A9roult_process
• Scoundreller 12y ago
  Though you might want to read here: http://www.cpcml.ca/Tmld2013/D43129.htm http://www.cpcml.ca/Tmld2013/D43129.htm for a bit of background on the price paid for such electricity.
  • jff 12y ago
    The communists are against them? Fucking go Alcoa, I say!