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A process for generating thermal energy and basic chemicals having the following steps:

a) producing aluminum metal by fused-salt electrolysis in a fused-salt electrolysis plant,b) using aluminum metal for the generation of thermal energy and of chemical basic materials selected from the group carbon monoxide or hydrogen, by bringing carbon dioxide and/or water or a mixture containing a compound containing nitrogen and hydrogen and carbon dioxide and/or water into contact with the aluminum metal and converting it in an aluminothermic reaction to aluminum oxide and carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen,c) storage or chemical conversion of the carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen produced thereby,d) storage of the thermal energy generated in the process or conversion into other forms of energy, ande) recycling the aluminum oxide obtained in the process to the fused-salt electrolysis.

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