07ab5f88-b4e8-474d-a8f9-160b154b4de9Electricity, aluminum smelting and ingot casting regionsMaterials productionOther materialsAluminum smelting is based upon an electrolytic process; therefore, a relatively large quantity of electricity is used to produce primary aluminum. According to IPAI 2002 statistics, the electricity profile for North American (Canada and the U.S.) smelters consists of the following fuels: hydro, 63.9%; coal, 34.6%; oil, 0.1%; natural gas, 0.4%; and nuclear, 0.9%. Of this electricity, 35.2% is self-generated and 64.8% is purchased.Important note: although most of the data in the US LCI database has undergone some sort of review, the database as a whole has not yet undergone a formal validation process. Please email comments to lci@nrel.gov. The original datasets and documentation can be found online: https://www.lcacommons.gov/nrel/search0Unit process, single operationAttributionalnone95.0No statement2020-01-01T00:00:00.000ILCD format 1.12020-01-01T00:00:00.00000.00.001Data set finalised; entirely publishedNREL US Life Cycle Inventory (USLCI) LibraryVarious (NREL USLCI)trueOtherGaBi (source code, database including extension modules and single data sets, documentation) remains property of thinkstep AG. thinkstep AG delivers GaBi licenses comprising data storage medium and manual as ordered by the customer. The license guarantees the right of use for one installation of GaBi. Further installations using the same license are not permitted. Additional licenses are only valid if the licensee holds at least one main license. Licenses are not transferable and must only be used within the licensee's organisation. Data sets may be copied for internal use. The number of copies is restricted to the number of licenses of the software system GaBi the licensee owns. The right of use is exclusively valid for the licensee. All rights reserved.ElectricityOutput3.63.60Mixed primary / secondaryUnknown derivationvaluable