Iceland has a massive amount of geothermal and hydroelectricity. A large portion of that electricity is exported in the form of aluminum.
Iceland has a massive amount of geothermal and hydroelectricity. A large portion of that electricity is exported in the form of aluminum.
What a fascinating sentence to read!
Aluminum can be thought of as "solid electricity". Base mineral is abundant but transfomation is energy-expensive.
It's an interesting way to frame it, like how California exports water to Saudi Arabia via alfalfa