Energy-intensive industry






I once developed a scale for off-grid solar possibilities depending on photovoltaic size, 3 Wh battery per Watt peak assumed:
  1. 10 to 100 W information and light (smartphone, laptop, LED)
  2. 200 to 300 W refrigerator (less rotten food)
  3. 500 to 1,000 W electric cooking and electric scooter
  4. 3,000 to 6,000 W air conditioner and electric car
But now is to make a big jump upwards on this scale:
  • 80,000 W to 150,000 W house in a workers village designed to contribute to the extreme electricity demand of electric-only running, energy-intensive industry.
These houses are beyond what a simple worker in a poor country could afford, even with selling much electricity to the company. It is for the company to balance house prices, the price of electricity, and the wages to pay.

Operating modes for energy intensive industry
At low battery prices, is the conversion from random electricity to 24-electricity always a win. The conversion from 24-electricity to 24×365 electricity comes at a price.


Electric-only production of cement Electric-only production of cement
But even when we correct “household” to 8,000 kWh/a, the difference between 15,000 households and 90 workers in the energy-intensive industry is two orders of magnitude.


Electric-only mineral wool production Electric-only mineral wool production
There are also Cool Degree Days (CDD). Manila has as many CDD as Obergurgl, the highest permanently inhabited village in Austria, has HDD. Single glass windows and no insulation.


Scrap to steel by electric melting Scrap to steel by electric melting
Approximately 29% of global crude steel production is made via electric arc furnace (EAF) melting, which is the primary method for recycling steel scrap (electric melting).


PEM or AEL electrolyzer PEM or AEL electrolyzer
There had been a time when photovoltaics and batteries had been extremely expensive. No batteries are necessary at a PEM electrolyzer, making the best usage of the expensive photovoltaic.


Iron ore to steel only by electricity Iron ore to steel only by electricity
Iron ore is actually rust mixed with stones. If you want iron, you first have to remove the rust. This can be done either with carbon or hydrogen.


Fertilizer production by electricity Fertilizer production by electricity
Since the production of 1 kg of fertilizer costs 9 kWh of electricity, the least favorable ratio for replacing CO2 emissions with clean electricity is 6 kWh to avoid 1 kg of CO2.




-250% CO2 emission until 350 ppm are reached again -250% CO2 emission until 350 ppm are reached again
Less CO2 emission is much too little, even zero emission is insufficient. Only a planet renovation with large-scale CO2 filtering and splitting from the atmosphere will help.


Filtering and splitting CO2 from the atmosphere Filtering and splitting CO2 from the atmosphere
Due to their enormous space and water requirements, plants are unsuitable for the necessary reduction of the CO2 content in the atmosphere. There is no room for 37 million km² of growing forest.


390 PWh/year electricity for CO2 from the atmosphere 390 PWh/year electricity for CO2 from the atmosphere
Reduce the CO2 content with Power to Carbon, generate fuels with Power to Liquid and use CO2 for indoor plant cultivation to replace large-scale agriculture.


Carbon fiber becomes standard material for construction Carbon fiber becomes standard material for construction
If we filter the 33.1 Gt CO2 emission of 2019 from the atmosphere and split it into C and O, we get 9 billion tons of carbon. What to do with it?


IPCC Report 2021: “Net Zero Emissions” Fairy Tale and its Devastating Consequences IPCC Report 2021: “Net Zero Emissions” Fairy Tale and its Devastating Consequences
Constantly contradicting itself, the IPCC 2021 report adheres to the completely inadequate “net zero emissions” target. This can only be thinking prohibitions.


Green dogmatism and the destruction of the German photovoltaic industry Green dogmatism and the destruction of the German photovoltaic industry
How the dogma “the demand for electricity will decrease” led to extremely wrong targets, which led to the destruction of the German photovoltaic industry in 2013.


Why Germany is failing in the energy transition Why Germany is failing in the energy transition
In the first decade of the new millennium, Germany was the great role model in the energy transition, why, on the other hand, the current EEG policy leads to disaster.


Sri Lanka crisis 2022 example of oil exit failures Sri Lanka crisis 2022 example of oil exit failures
Hit hard by the breakdown in tourism caused by COVID-19, the higher price of oil comes as the next blow. The serious failures of the industrialized countries.


Destructive cult prevents functional energy transition Destructive cult prevents functional energy transition
A horror novel about a world without renewable energy and recycling delayed a workable energy transition and thus effective climate protection by decades.


Functional energy transition vs. German energy transition Functional energy transition vs. German energy transition
We have to denounce very hard the grotesque German energy transition in order to turn all the enemies of this grotesque into fans of a functional energy transition.


Paradigm changes – Profitability transitions – Culture shocks
We can neither achieve energy transition nor stop climate change if we do not constantly review all parameters and abandon unsuitable views.


Cost optimization — the key to energy transition and climate protection
Paper written for the CORP.at conference March 22 to 25, 2026, in Vienna. My 2025 participation was a last-minute action, but now I have much time to prepare the paper.




  Cost optimization — the key to energy transition and climate protection


Paper written for the CORP.at conference March 22 to 25, 2026, in Vienna. My 2025 participation was a last-minute action, but now I have much time to prepare the paper.

Abstract
To meet the necessary cost optimization targets, we cannot hold the energy problem separate from all other problems: another major problem is housing.


Introduction
Many imaginations about our future had been created in the past with completely different parameters. Unchecked conclusions from the past endanger our future with unbearable costs.


My personal experience with a profitability transition My personal experience with a profitability transition
Birds can fly without knowing all the terms of aerodynamics. I reacted with my design change to an ongoing “profitability transition” without knowing the term at this time.


Energy transition
The long way from random electricity from sun and wind towards 24×365 electricity. Overseen profitability transitions have to be considered as major accidents.


The GEMINI principle: double usage of land
No better solar power plant, no better housing possible on the same ground is the ultimate target of the GEMINI principle.


Off-grid fast charging settlements Off-grid fast charging settlements
It can start small, somewhere in a village, with a single GEMINI house with a big PV carport and 100 kW DC charging.


Agriculture: How many square meters does a human need for his food? Agriculture: How many square meters does a human need for his food?
Mankind started as hunters and gatherers. 12,000 years ago, 500,000 m² to 2,500,000 m² per human. With the agricultural revolution, the land use was reduced by 2 magnitudes.


Conclusion
All parameters are in a constant state of change. We have to check all the parameters and predict the development for the predictable future.


References
Roland Mösl: Energy Optimised Settlements – Enabler for Necessary Civilization Targets, Graz 2025




          Energy-intensive industry: I once developed a scale for off-grid solar possibilities depending on photovoltaic size. But now is to make a big jump upwards on this scale: running, energy-intensive industry. https://climate.pege.org/2026/industry.htm