Constructing a 3 Megawatt wind turbine requires large amounts of various metals and minerals. The largest quantity of minerals used to construct a wind turbine of that size is concrete, at 1,200 metric tons used to build one wind turbine. Steel accounted for the second-largest volume, at 335 metric tons per wind turbine.
By 2023, the capacity of wind power is expected to increase from 515 gigawatts to 839 gigawatts globally, an increase of 63 percent.
Volume of minerals required to produce a 3 Megawatt wind turbine* as of 2019, by selected mineral
(in metric tons)
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World Bank (Energy & Extractives, Climate Smart Mining), & International Finance Corporation. (October 31, 2019). Volume of minerals required to produce a 3 Megawatt wind turbine* as of 2019, by selected mineral (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264690/volume-of-mineral-input-to-construct-a-wind-turbine-by-type/
World Bank (Energy & Extractives, Climate Smart Mining), und International Finance Corporation. "Volume of minerals required to produce a 3 Megawatt wind turbine* as of 2019, by selected mineral (in metric tons)." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264690/volume-of-mineral-input-to-construct-a-wind-turbine-by-type/
World Bank (Energy & Extractives, Climate Smart Mining), International Finance Corporation. (2019). Volume of minerals required to produce a 3 Megawatt wind turbine* as of 2019, by selected mineral (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264690/volume-of-mineral-input-to-construct-a-wind-turbine-by-type/
World Bank (Energy & Extractives, Climate Smart Mining), and International Finance Corporation. "Volume of Minerals Required to Produce a 3 Megawatt Wind Turbine* as of 2019, by Selected Mineral (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264690/volume-of-mineral-input-to-construct-a-wind-turbine-by-type/
World Bank (Energy & Extractives, Climate Smart Mining) & International Finance Corporation, Volume of minerals required to produce a 3 Megawatt wind turbine* as of 2019, by selected mineral (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264690/volume-of-mineral-input-to-construct-a-wind-turbine-by-type/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Volume of minerals required to produce a 3 Megawatt wind turbine* as of 2019, by selected mineral (in metric tons) [Graph], World Bank (Energy & Extractives, Climate Smart Mining), & International Finance Corporation, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264690/volume-of-mineral-input-to-construct-a-wind-turbine-by-type/
