A team tasked by the European Commission with estimating the raw material requirements of the European energy transition found if global PV roll-out is high, and the component requirements of certain solar technologies don't improve by a greater margin, some elements could end up in short supply.Researchers have warned the roll-out of solar power across the EU could be derailed by a shortage of raw materials such as germanium, tellurium, gallium, indium, selenium, silicon and glass. The EU's attempt to wean itself off fossil fuels by 2050 will require mountains of raw materials for the construction ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...
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