JRC relevant reports

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the supply chain for wind turbines, a cornerstone of the EU’s energy transition strategy.

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of decommissioned material waste streams from the wind energy sector in the EU until 2050, based on total wind installations in the EU until 2023.

With its potential to provide a clean, abundant, and cost-competitive source of electricity, wind power is playing an increasingly important role in powering homes, industries, and transportation systems.

The report provides the reader with an analysis of the socio-economic performance, trends and drivers of the Blue Economy sectors.

In this note, we provide updated estimates of the material intensities of 17 materials, in kg per MW of wind energy installed, based on the existing types of wind turbines.

According to EC decarbonisation scenarios, wind energy will become a core component of the European energy sector with up to 1 300 GW of wind capacity installed by 2050 [EC 2020]. This increase in capacity will also increase the demand in materials and, crucially, rare earth elements.

Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) can contribute to the achievement of climate neutrality, especially for hard-to-abate sectors and to remove carbon for any residual emissions. For the successful deployment of CCUS, it is necessary to develop infrastructure for transporting captured CO2

Advanced materials play a crucial role in the development of clean energy technologies by enhancing technological performance, reducing costs and increasing sustainability. They foster innovation in industries and technologies, which can boost the EU’s economic competitiveness and growth.

The aim of this report is to provide a review of current developments in the circularity of design in wind energy.