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Re:Cheap Solar Power by fovc on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @02:15PM (#11630387)
It's not a novel idea. E.g., Dubai produces a lot of aluminum, since importing ore and exporting Al is cheaper than exporting natural gas.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubal

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Re:Cheap Solar Power by ZeroGravitas on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @02:43PM (#11630631)
Hydro power and aluminium are a traditional combo too.
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