How much electricity (in kilowatt hours) does it take to produce one ton of aluminum, not counting the energy required to keep the furnace hot?
Here are two pieces of data from the link below- Recycling 1kg of aluminium saves up to 6kg of bauxite, 4kg of chemical products and 14 kWh of electricity- Recycling aluminium requires only 5% of the energy and produces only 5% of the CO2 emissions as compared with primary production and reduces the waste going to landfill If recycling 1 kg saves 14 kWh, and it only takes 5% of the energy to recycle, then producing 1 kg of Al takes 14 kWh ÷ .95 14.7 kWhLet's round it up to 15 kWh per kg 15 kWh per kg x 907 kg per ton 13,605 kWh per ton.
