Aluminum prices rose a lot in 2021. The cost of energy has soared, and European zinc and aluminum plants have reduced production, which boosted LME aluminum prices to rise continuously. The European energy crisis has greatly affected the recent aluminum prices.

According to an analyst at a futures research institute, the scale of clean energy power generation was expected to grow further in the future due to the global focus on low carbon emission reduction. The continuous construction of energy storage technology and power transmission facilities will stabilize the supply of clean energy. Using more clean energy will reduce dependence on traditional energy, thereby stabilizing the impact of fluctuations in energy prices.

It is a future trend to use low-carbon or zero-carbon energy to replace high-carbon energy for the primary aluminum industry.