Evaluation of the Effect of the Electric Power Generation Structure and Efficiencies of Thermal Power Plants on the Environmental Performanve of the Aluminum Production

Abstract

The effect of the electric power generation structure and efficiencies of thermal power plants on the environmental performance of the aluminum production in Indonesia and Japan was evaluated using the softwere named “NIRE-LCA” developed by authers.
The result showed that the environmental performance of aluminum production in Japan was better than in Indonesia, because efficiencies of thermal power plants in Japan were higher than in Indonesia, although fossil fuels were transported from the producing countries to Japan.