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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
We can get all the electricity we need from renewable sources. Therefore, this method of smelting aluminum could be carbon free.
There are many ways to get energy. The sun alone has enough energy hitting the earth in ONE DAY to power ALL HUMAN NEEDS - for 27 YEARS.
Aluminum needs to be recycled, which only takes 10% as much energy as smelting it.
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Well.... We have been through this on the other thread. Just because energy hits the earth, doesn't mean we can build out enough hardware to capture, transmit and store it. People have no concept how big the 17 TeraWatts we are currently blowing through is.