Absolutely. I wonder if the extra minerals in offshore wind is at least partly to compensate for this. One has to think that offshore wind turbines won't last as long and are much more expensive to maintain and repair. I need to read up on this more.
That is correct. China is effectively a bottle neck in the system for copper since it has to be processed. The good news is that it is one can set up processing capacity. One can't just make copper mines appear.
Absolutely. I wonder if the extra minerals in offshore wind is at least partly to compensate for this. One has to think that offshore wind turbines won't last as long and are much more expensive to maintain and repair. I need to read up on this more.
That is correct. China is effectively a bottle neck in the system for copper since it has to be processed. The good news is that it is one can set up processing capacity. One can't just make copper mines appear.