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pfdietzlast Monday at 10:42 PM1 replyview on HN

> as “renewables” cannot provide the stable current

Stopped reading right after that nonsense.


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crotelast Tuesday at 12:12 AM

It's a double whammo, because aluminium smelting doesn't require stable current. Modern smelters can modulate their power significantly, with even multi-hour full shutdowns not being a huge problem.

Considering how energy-intensive it is, this means there is quite a big future for using aluminium smelting to soak up dirt-cheap excess renewable energy. Renewables not being stable has suddenly become a feature.