Constructing a * 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 metric tons used to build one wind turbine. Steel accounted for the second-largest volume, at *** metric tons per wind turbine.
By 2023, the capacity of wind power is expected to increase from *** gigawatts to *** gigawatts globally, an increase of ** percent.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1264690/volume-of-mineral-input-to-construct-a-wind-turbine-by-type/
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