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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Recycling aluminum saves 96% of the energy of producing new.

I believe that Iceland is home to some incredible geothermal networks, and thus they can produce aluminum at a volume and rate that outstrips any other nation by a mile.

That said, I'm curious how the electricity would be transferred from Iceland's geothermal plants with maximum fidelity. Follow-up, if that number changes, so should the "96%", correct? I'm no engineer, barely an oneironaut, so I'm just throwing it out there, in case anyone can break that down? 🤓

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_recycling

Aluminium recycling is the process in which secondary commercial aluminium is created from scrap or other forms of end-of-life or otherwise unusable aluminium.[1] It involves re-melting the metal, which is cheaper and more energy-efficient than the production of virgin aluminium by electrolysis of alumina (Al2O3) refined from raw bauxite by use of the Bayer and Hall–Héroult processes.

Recycling scrap aluminium requires only 5% of the energy used to make new aluminium from the raw ore.[2]

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Care to take a swing at the other points I brought up? Thanks for the silent clarification via wiki, though. That's a step.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not really sure what you're asking or getting at. Could you be more explicit?

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Which points are stumping you? I can help, I think.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Based on this Ontario and Quebec should be pretty good at recycling aluminium as well.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

It's this what ol Q'bert brought to France when they wanted to split off and come home to mommy? Just asking.