Why Each Turbine Needs Up to 8 Tonnes of Copper — And Why Secondary Copper Is the Supply India Needs

Wind energy is one of the most copper-intensive energy technologies per megawatt — more so than solar in most configurations. A single wind turbine requires 4–8 tonnes of copper, depending on size and whether it is onshore or offshore. At India’s target of 100GW of wind energy by 2030, the copper demand from wind installations […]