View source for Publication - Metal Demand for Renewable Electricity Generation in The Netherlands - Navigating a Complex Supply Chain

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|Pub Title=Metal Demand for Renewable Electricity Generation in The Netherlands - Navigating a Complex Supply Chain
|Pub Organization=METABOLIC, Universiteit Leiden & Copper8
|Pub Author=Pieter van Exter, Sybrean Bosch, Branco Schipper, Benjamin Sprecher & Rene Kleijn
|Pub Month=December
|Pub Year=2018
|Pub Abstract=The current global supply of several critical metals is insufficient to transition to a renewable energy system. Calculations for the Netherlands show that production of  wind  turbines  and  photovoltaic (PV) solar panels already requires a significant share of the annual global production of some critical metals.

Looking at the global scale, scenarios in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement require the global production of some metals to grow at least twelve-fold towards 2050, compared to today’s output. Specifically, the demand for neodymium, terbium, indium, dysprosium, and praseodymium stands out. This calculation does not include the demand for these specific metals in other applications, such as electric vehicles or consumer electronics.

This study, which is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure warns that the renewable energy industry could be about to face a fundamental obstacle: shortages in the supply of rare metals.

To meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, renewable energy production has to scale up fast. This means that global production of several rare earth minerals used in solar panels and wind turbines—especially neodymium, terbium, indium, dysprosium, and praseodymium—must grow twelve-fold by 2050.
|Pub Topics=Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind
|Pub Download=https://www.metabolic.nl/publications/metal-demand-renewable-electricity-generation-netherlands/
|Pub Newsletter=No
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