Globally averaged, primary aluminum smelting requires around 14,273 kilowatt hours of energy to smelt one metric ton of aluminum. Despite the gradual decline in energy intensity, this figure increased between 2017 and 2020.
Primary aluminum smelting energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2020 (in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum)
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IAI. (August 13, 2021). Primary aluminum smelting energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2020 (in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116216/aluminum-smelting-energy-intensity/
IAI. "Primary aluminum smelting energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2020 (in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum)." Chart. August 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116216/aluminum-smelting-energy-intensity/
IAI. (2021). Primary aluminum smelting energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2020 (in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116216/aluminum-smelting-energy-intensity/
IAI. "Primary Aluminum Smelting Energy Intensity Worldwide, from 2008 to 2020 (in Kilowatt Hours per Metric Ton of Aluminum)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116216/aluminum-smelting-energy-intensity/
IAI, Primary aluminum smelting energy intensity worldwide, from 2008 to 2020 (in kilowatt hours per metric ton of aluminum) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116216/aluminum-smelting-energy-intensity/ (last visited July 05, 2022)