Copper use in turbines, wind, solar
I came across these figures in a post. Does anyone know if they are correct?
1 GW steam turbine plant uses 1,000 tonnes of copper
1 GW wind farm uses 2,000 tonnes of copper
1 GW solar farm uses 5,000 tonnes of copper
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in reply to Gerry McGovern • • •Nanook
in reply to Gerry McGovern • •@Gerry McGovern A 1 GW generator (similar to those used in other power plants) generally uses high-purity copper windings, which can range from 50 to over 100 tons of copper, depending on efficiency requirements and generator design.
A super critical CO2 turbine is the ideal generator for a molten salt breeder reactor, uses 1/10th the copper of a steam turbine. This is where we should be going.
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Seems plausible since solar PV are so inefficient. As for CO₂ or steam turbine, one should be sceptical about significant claims of copper reduction per se.
Nanook
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in reply to Gerry McGovern • • •There doesn't seem to be much context.
Good luck in your search.
Nanook
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