{"id":82300,"date":"2023-04-06T12:55:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T10:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/power-shift.de\/?p=82300"},"modified":"2023-09-20T15:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T13:35:41","slug":"fact-sheet-metalle-fuer-die-energiewende","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archiv.power-shift.de\/en\/fact-sheet-metalle-fuer-die-energiewende\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact sheet: Metals for the energy transition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many mining companies present themselves as green companies. This is because their raw materials, in particular metals, are needed for renewable energies or electromobility. By 2050, we will need multiples of lithium, cobalt, copper and other metals for these so-called green technologies. This is shown by numerous forecasts. However, what \u2018green technologies\u2019 are often defined differently. While many think first of all of wind power and solar, these technologies can also include battery-powered cars, 3D printers, and other technologies to which there may well be more sustainable alternatives.<\/p>\n

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The analysis of PowerShift with data from the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, which is clearly summarised in the fact sheet, also shows that renewable energy production does not require much more metals than fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On the contrary, some renewable energy technologies, such as small hydropower plants or roof-mounted PV systems, perform significantly better than fossil-fired coal-fired power plants, for example. For one megawatt hour of electricity, about 340g of metals are needed in a small water plant, in a coal-fired power plant it is up to 3,920g. A coal-fired power plant needs about ten to eleven times as many metals per megawatt hour as a small hydroelectric power plant. Although the expansion of renewable energy technologies requires large quantities of metals, the material intensity is significantly lower, as gas and coal power plants also have to add the burned fossil raw materials.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In contrast to the expansion of fossil fuels, the expansion of renewable energy infrastructure is essential for an effective fight against climate change. However, this expansion and the associated metal demand must in no way justify possible social and environmental impacts as well as global injustices in the extraction of raw materials. Rather, our results illustrate the urgency of transforming our handling of raw materials in the sense of a raw materials turnaround.<\/p>\n

Listen to our podcast too #33 metals for the energy transition<\/a> Find out more and get more background information. Also our Podcast #37: Circular economy - how we can make the energy transition resource-saving<\/a> Dedicated to this topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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With financial support from the Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation\u00a0<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Fact Sheet: Metalle f\u00fcr die Energiewende<\/a><\/blockquote>