Re:Reducing Iron Oxide with Ammonia: A Sustainable Path to G...
by shagie on Sunday April 02, 2023 @07:22PM
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I was going to correct you with geothermal, but then I looked it up and it turns out that the majority of Iceland's electrical production is indeed hydro rather than geothermal (TIL).
In finding the source for this, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Iceland aluminum was the thing of note there. I was aware that this was the main power consumption (tangent to reading Artemis by Andy Weir).
> ... This trend continued and increases in the production of hydroelectric power are directly related to industrial development. In 2005, Landsvirkjun produced 7,143 GWh of electricity total of which 6,676 GWh or 93% was produced via hydroelectric power plants. 5,193 GWh or 72% was used for power-intensive industries like aluminum smelting.
In finding the source for this, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Iceland aluminum was the thing of note there. I was aware that this was the main power consumption (tangent to reading Artemis by Andy Weir).
> ... This trend continued and increases in the production of hydroelectric power are directly related to industrial development. In 2005, Landsvirkjun produced 7,143 GWh of electricity total of which 6,676 GWh or 93% was produced via hydroelectric power plants. 5,193 GWh or 72% was used for power-intensive industries like aluminum smelting.