Globally averaged, primary aluminum smelting requires around 14,220 kilowatt hours of energy to smelt one metric ton of aluminum. Despite the gradual decline in energy intensity, this figure increased slightly between 2017 and 2018.
Primary aluminum smelting energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2018
(in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum)
Energy intensity in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum
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IAI. (July 10, 2019). Primary aluminum smelting energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2018 (in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116216/aluminum-smelting-energy-intensity/
IAI. "Primary aluminum smelting energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2018 (in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum)." Chart. July 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116216/aluminum-smelting-energy-intensity/
IAI. (2019). Primary aluminum smelting energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2018 (in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116216/aluminum-smelting-energy-intensity/
IAI. "Primary Aluminum Smelting Energy Intensity Worldwide, from 2008 to 2018 (in Kilowatt Hours per Metric Ton of Aluminum)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116216/aluminum-smelting-energy-intensity/
IAI, Primary aluminum smelting energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2018 (in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116216/aluminum-smelting-energy-intensity/ (last visited July 08, 2020)
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