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minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoYeah it takes insane amounts of electricity. There’s an aluminium smelter in NZ with an entire hydroelectric power plant dedicated to it. 13% of the total electricity supply of NZ dedicated to just one smelter.
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoholy crap that’s immense; how do you power concrete production?
Yeah it takes insane amounts of electricity. There’s an aluminium smelter in NZ with an entire hydroelectric power plant dedicated to it. 13% of the total electricity supply of NZ dedicated to just one smelter.
holy crap that’s immense; how do you power concrete production?