120907 20240319080958.0 doi 10.1016/j.envdev.2021.100640 sideral 127378 ART-2022-127378 eng Calvo, G. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-9263-7321 Strategic mineral resources: availability and future estimations for the renewable energy sector 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted 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 depending on the amounts and types of renewable energies implemented. However, the material requirements to build new renewable power systems is rarely considered. It is key to understand the impact that the increasing demand of materials for renewable technologies could have on mining and mineral availability and so avoid potential disruptions. Thirteen strategic elements for the renewable energy sector have been analyzed which could generate supply shortages in the medium to long term. From the supply side, production, current resources and data related to future production have been compiled. From the demand side, element use in solar power (PV and CSP), wind energy (on and off-shore), and electric vehicles have been analyzed, as well as the demand of each element in other sectors from 2018 to 2050. Of the 13 elements included in this study, cobalt, lithium, tellurium, and nickel are the most critical of all. Technologies should be more effective in their use. Governments and companies should incorporate policies related to the conservation and extension of its life through recycling and servitisation to avoid resource depletion. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/ENE2017-85224-R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 5.4 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 73 / 275 = 0.265 2022 Q2 T1 1.117 2022 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2022 Q1 Geography, Planning and Development 2022 Q1 7.8 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Valero, A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3330-1793 4013 205 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Didácticas Específicas Área Didáctica Ciencias Exper. 5004 590 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica Área Máquinas y Motores Térmi. 41 (2022), 100640[11 pp.] Environ. dev. Environmental Development 2211-4645 2430831 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/120907/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1980872 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/120907/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:120907 articulos driver 2024-03-18-13:52:59 ARTICLE