World energy consumption is increasing by an average of 1.7% every year (more than population growth). Today, the world's energy consumption is around 15 TeraWatts (1TW=1012Watt).
About 80% of this energy comes from fossil fuels (34% petroleum, 25% coal, 21% natural gas), 8% bioenergy, 6.5% nuclear, 2% water resources and the rest from other sources (geothermal, solar, wind, etc.) are provided from. It is estimated that this consumption will be around 30 TW in 2050. A very large part of this consumed energy is provided from fossil fuels.
Aluminum is a flexible, versatile metal that stores energy, not consumes energy, due to its ability to be re-evaluated. When these characteristics are combined with its functionality, economy and easy workability, it is possible to produce many products from aluminum metal and aluminum alloys today and for the future.
However, from an environmental point of view, due to its light weight, it leads to a decrease in energy consumption in many industrial applications, especially transportation. A decrease in energy consumption also means a decrease in CO2 emissions generated in energy production processes.