2ef6b52e-95b2-5136-e063-0937940a1a65 English nonGeographicDataset non geographic dataset British Geological Survey +44 115 936 3100 Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-30 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608343 Future UK material demand for key decarbonisation technologies 2025-02-24 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608343 The data represents the end results of scenario-based modelling of future UK demand of raw materials used in the deployment of decarbonisation technologies. The sectors considered include batteries, electrolysers, fuel cells, heat pumps, nuclear, photovoltaics, traction motors, and wind turbines. The models project material demands up to 2050 based on government issued targets, future energy scenarios, evolving technologies, material intensities and efficiencies. 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Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]" English geoscientificInformation 2025-02 Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey United Kingdom not available distributor https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item187006 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Data download https://doi.org/10.5285/dce6f1f3-3d56-4b0d-9cdb-75db4a03c406 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related Citation Information - Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Petavratzi, E., Josso, P. (2025). Future UK material demand for key decarbonisation technologies. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/dce6f1f3-3d56-4b0d-9cdb-75db4a03c406 information nonGeographicDataset non geographic dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology 2011 publication See the referenced specification false Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF false The results represent the annual and cumulative material requirements up to 2050 for the deployment of key decarbonisation technologies. The models are based on the combination of (i) four future energy scenarios presenting various options of consumer behaviour, rates of deployment, and power generation (ii) the evolution of the technological options and their market share within the industrial sector considered, and (iii) the evolving material intensity associated to each technological option. Details for each technological sector is available in the individual CMIC foresight reports (https://ukcmic.org/reports/cmic.html)