{"id":2807,"date":"2023-10-17T10:31:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T03:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/?p=2807"},"modified":"2023-10-17T10:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T03:36:00","slug":"green-energy-system-raw-material-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/zh\/green-energy-system-raw-material-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Energy System \u2013 Raw Material Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2807\" class=\"elementor elementor-2807\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1d29b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1d29b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c166a1b\" data-id=\"c166a1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf086e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebf086e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The growth of a clean energy system depends on the availability of resources vital for its successful development. Continual measuring and monitoring of the availability of all such resources (land, water, raw materials, minerals, or metals) is needed, as natural metals and minerals play a significant role in the growth of a sustainable energy system. To determine an adequate raw material supply (especially metals and minerals) to transition to a zero-carbon energy system, it is crucial to evaluate the following factors:<\/span><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Are there enough resources available to meet the collective requirement of extra supplies needed over the energy transition?\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Will material supply grow at a sufficient rate to fulfil the increasing requirements of the new resources?<\/i><\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The markets for several essential commodities are expected to rise, owing to their usage in green energy technology. The most common materials used are steel, aluminium,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neodymium, nickel, and copper. Additionally, a variety of other industrial or commercial applications, such as the usage of copper in electronics and steel in the construction of modern infrastructure, increases the requirement for these elements. Some green energy solutions have more specialised requirements for materials, such as polysilicon and lithium, which are used in solar panels and batteries. Approximately 7bn\u00a0tons\u00a0of final resources will be needed to shift to cleaner energy, which is roughly the amount of a year\u2019s coal usage. Out of the overall amount of end-use material needed for the energy shift, 95% is made up of steel, aluminium, and copper requirements. However, the impact of the energy revolution on future demand for these three substances differs tremendously (refer to Table 1).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a5068d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a5068d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42be9d8\" data-id=\"42be9d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d7acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21d7acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-17-093638.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2809\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-17-093638.png 937w, https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-17-093638-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-17-093638-768x160.png 768w, https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-17-093638-18x4.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8342a39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8342a39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ae09c5\" data-id=\"5ae09c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7606fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7606fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few of the vital essential minerals have insignificant demands with respect to their weights. As an example, it will likely take a maximum of 1m\u00a0tons of pure lithium generation per year to manufacture all the batteries needed to completely electrify cars across the globe in 2050, with material recycling expected to play a vital role in meeting a significant portion of any consequent requirements. However, these minerals have a much greater proportional importance regarding price. At present, 1m tons of pure lithium could be worth $370bn, which is extremely high compared with the current price of steel (i.e., 170m tons of steel cost roughly $100bn). As per the status of these materials, the collective demand for all the materials necessary for the energy revolution will be less than a year\u2019s coal supply (by weight), and steel makes up more than 75% of demand (refer to Figure 1).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-428c4a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"428c4a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe8dd38\" data-id=\"fe8dd38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a264a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a264a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-17-093654.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2808\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-17-093654.png 911w, https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-17-093654-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-17-093654-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/gunungcapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-17-093654-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-432e0f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"432e0f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a4ba2f\" data-id=\"4a4ba2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2cfc4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2cfc4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above observations and analysis show that there is no basic scarcity of essential supplies to enable a worldwide shift to a zero-emission economy and sustain growing economies, driven by significantly higher usage of energy. Despite this upbeat analysis, for certain resources, the projected stocks at this time are not enough to fulfil the levels of demand anticipated from the transformation of traditional energy and other futuristic requirements. To fulfil the predicted demand (2020\u201350), material reserves may need to increase up to 90% for silver, 70% for nickel, and 30% for copper. However, converting these resources into reserves should not be significantly difficult. The reserves are typically expected to rise over time, owing to a mix of technological advancements, financial benefits, and increasing exploration. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The growth of a clean energy system depends on the availability of resources vital for its successful development. Continual measuring and monitoring of the availability of all such resources (land, water, raw materials, minerals, or metals) is needed, as natural metals and minerals play a significant role in the growth of a sustainable energy system. 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