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Global Renewable Energy Analysis
Lithium Global Supply and Production
Date posted: 2023/01/13Lithium Supply
End use of Lithium is for :
batteries, 74%; |
ceramics and glass, 14%; |
lubricating greases, 3%; |
continuous casting mold flux powders, 2%; |
polymer production, 2%; |
air treatment, 1%; and |
other uses, 4% |
Lithium Supply
World's has identified lithium resources of 89-million-tonnes
Substitution for lithium compounds is possible in batteries, etc
Brine based lithium - Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, China, and the United States
Mineral-based lithium - Australia, Austria, Brazil,
Canada, China, Congo (Kinshasa), Czechia, Finland, Germany, Mali, Namibia, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, the United States, and Zimbabwe
Country | Deposits in tonnnes | 2021 Production |
Chile | 9.2M | 26,000 |
Australia | 5.7M | 55000 |
Argentina | 2.2M | 6200 |
China | 1.5M | 14000 |
United States | 0.75M | 2,900 |
Canada | 0.37M | 22,000 |
Zimbabwe | .23M | 1200 |
Brazil | .095M | 0 |
Portugal | 0.9M | 0 |
Other | 2.77M | 0 |
Recycling: recycled lithium metal and lithium-ion batteries
Lithium Demand
The Lithium market was around $8 billion/year globally or 100,000tonnes in 2021 Growing at 21% per year. Demand for them is expected to increase fivefold by 2030.
Sources - usgs.gov
URL - Lithium Global Supply and Production
Rare Earth Metals Global Demand and Supply
Date posted: 2023/01/13Rare Earth Supply
World's has Rare earth element, or REE,reserves of 120-million-tonnes Rare earths are relatively abundant in the Earths crust, but minable concentrations are less
common than for most other mineral commodities.
Substitutes are available for many applications but generally are less effective.
Country | Deposits in tonnnes | 2021 Supply |
China | 44M | 168,000 |
Vietnam | 22M | 400 |
Russia | 21M | 2,700 |
Brazil | 21M | 500 |
India | 6.9M | 2,900 |
Australia | 4M | 22,000 |
USA | 1.8M | 43,000 |
Sweden | 1M | 0 |
Tanzanian | 0.9M | 0 |
South Africa | 0.8M | 0 |
Recycling: Limited quantities of rare earths are recovered from batteries, permanent magnets, and fluorescent lamps
Rare Earth Elements Demand
The REE market was around $10 billion-$15 billion/year globally or 280,000tonnes in 2021 Growing at 8% per year. Demand for them is expected to increase fivefold by 2030.
Sources - usgs.gov
URL - Rare Earth Metals Global Demand and Supply
Global Electic Vehicle Market
Date posted: 2022/10/29EV market Sales by Country
Globally about 58M Cars were sold and 14% of the cars were EVs. As of 2021, there are 21 millon EVs on the road globally and 1.4 Billion cars on the road. So aouut 1.4% of total cars on road are electric.China is the top EV market in total EV cars sold and Norway leads as a percentage of total Cars sold. Europe s the next followed by US. Rest of world is yet to get on EV bandwagon
Annual BEV and PHEV Car Sales
Country | 2021 Total Car Sales | 2021 Total EV Sales | BEV | PHEV | % share of total car sales |
Global | 58MM | 7.8MM | - | 00 | 14% |
China | 21MM | 3.5MM | 2.5MMM | 1MM | 29% |
USA | 15M | 630K | - | 00 | 5.2% |
Europe | 11M | 2.3M | - | 00 | 19% |
Gemany | 2.6M | 695K | - | 00 | 27% |
Norway | 176K | 154K | - | 85% | |
India | 3M | - | - | - | |
Brazil | 2M | - | - | ||
Japan | 3.6M | - | - | - |
Top Global EV Brands
Brand | 2022 Total EV Sales | 2022 Total BEV Sales | PHEV Sales | % EV share | |
BYD | - | 00 | 16% | ||
Tesla | - | 00 | 12% | ||
Wuling | - | 00 | 8% | ||
Volkswagon | - | 00 | 8% |
URL - Global Electic Vehicle Market
Global Electricity Generation Fossil vs Non-fossil
Date posted: 2022/10/16In 2020, Amoung the top 20 countries that produce 80% of electricity, France leads the list with over 90% of electricity coming from non--fossil low carbon sources. Brazil,
Canada, Spain, United Kingdom and Germany also have high percentage share of non-fossil low carbon fuel source.
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Taiwan have the lowest share.
Fossil% | Non-Fossil% | |
France | 9.0% | 91.0% |
Brazil | 13.1% | 86.9% |
Canada | 16.1% | 83.9% |
Spain | 33.5% | 66.5% |
United Kingdom | 38.9% | 61.1% |
Germany | 42.7% | 57.3% |
Italy | 56.6% | 43.4% |
Russia | 59.4% | 40.6% |
United States | 59.9% | 40.1% |
World | 61.1% | 38.9% |
Turkey | 61.8% | 38.2% |
South Korea | 65.8% | 34.2% |
China | 66.0% | 34.0% |
Australia | 74.5% | 25.5% |
India | 75.5% | 24.5% |
Mexico | 76.8% | 23.2% |
Japan | 76.9% | 23.1% |
Indonesia | 82.3% | 17.7% |
Taiwan | 83.4% | 16.6% |
Iran | 88.7% | 11.3% |
Saudi Arabia | 99.9% | 0.1% |
Source - EIA
URL - Global Electricity Generation Fossil vs Non-fossil
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Thailand Energy Mix - 44% Petroleum
Austria Energy Mix - 27% Hydroelectric
Kazakhstan Energy Mix - 55% Coal
Singapore Energy Mix - 85% Petroleum
Portugal Energy Mix - 21% Renewables
Spain Energy Mix - 22% Natural Gas
Sri Lanka Energy Mix - 63% Oil
Taiwan Energy Mix - 34% Coal
New Zealand Energy Mix - 27% Hydroelectric
Colombia Energy Mix - 29% Hydroelectric
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