Exploring rare earths supply constraints for the emerging clean energy technologies and the role of recycling

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 348-359

  Habib, Komal ^a   Wenzel, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clean energy technologies; Rare earth elements; Recycling; Reserve depletion; Supply constraints

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGY; NEODYMIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WIND TURBINES;

CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL RESERVES; POTENTIAL BARRIERS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REES); RENEWABLE ENERGY STRATEGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RESERVE DEPLETION; SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS;

DYSPROSIUM;

EID: 84914147822     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.035     Document Type: Article

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