/sci/ - Science & Math

>be australia
>for some reason, DON'T be currently using molten oxide electrolysis refining to produce high purity silicon and aluminum that feeds a solar panel factory that adds hundreds of gigawatts of peak capacity per year to massive arrays built across the outback and feeds an ever increasing number of molten oxide electrolysis units
>instead be selling iron ore to china
why do they do it bros, and how do we avoid this trap when we are trying to go industrially exponential on the Moon?