[HTML][HTML] Review of critical metal dynamics to 2050 for 48 elements

T Watari, K Nansai, K Nakajima - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2020 - Elsevier
Critical metals are technologically vital to the functionality of various emerging technologies,
yet they have a potentially unstable supply. This condition calls for strategic planning based …

[HTML][HTML] Material requirements for low-carbon energy technologies: a quantitative review

Y Liang, R Kleijn, A Tukker, E van der Voet - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deployment of clean energy technologies will require a considerable amount of materials.
The surge in demand for metals related to emerging energy technologies may hinder the …

Mineral import demand and clean energy transitions in the top mineral-importing countries

MM Islam, K Sohag, MM Alam - Resources Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The clean energy transitions require a large volume of minerals to handle its diverse
technologies, such as solar photovoltaics (PV), wind turbines etc. Therefore, mineral …

[HTML][HTML] Strategic mineral resources: Availability and future estimations for the renewable energy sector

G Calvo, A Valero - Environmental Development, 2022 - Elsevier
To keep the increase in global average temperature below 2° C the use of renewable
energy sources is essential. There are various scenarios for this energy transition …

Minerals import demands and clean energy transitions: A disaggregated analysis

MM Islam, K Sohag, S Hammoudeh, O Mariev… - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Global energy transitions entangled with a paradigm shift from fossil fuel to renewable
energy consumption elevates the demand for clean energy technologies, such as solar …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of renewable energy and sector coupling on the pathway towards a sustainable energy system in Chile

JC Osorio-Aravena, A Aghahosseini… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this research is to analyse the impact of renewable energy (RE) technologies and
sector coupling via analysing the transition pathways towards a sustainable energy system …

Decarbonization, population disruption and resource inventories in the global energy transition

K Svobodova, JR Owen, D Kemp, V Moudrý… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
We develop a novel approach to analysing decarbonisation strategies by linking global
resource inventories with demographic systems. Our 'mine-town systems' approach …

Circular economy for perovskite solar cells–drivers, progress and challenges

RG Charles, A Doolin, R García-Rodríguez… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are an emerging solar photovoltaic (PV)
technology on the cusp of commercialisation, promising to deliver the lowest cost solar …

[HTML][HTML] Global energy consumption of the mineral mining industry: Exploring the historical perspective and future pathways to 2060

E Aramendia, PE Brockway, PG Taylor… - Global Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mining industry globally is responsible for significant energy consumption, and is an
important source of greenhouse gas emissions. Considering that future mineral demand is …

The role of low carbon and high carbon materials in carbon neutrality science and carbon economics

A Grainger, G Smith - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2021 - Elsevier
Focusing on switching the energy inputs to economies from fossil fuels to renewable energy
and neglecting material outputs gives an overoptimistic picture of achieving carbon …