Globally, as of 2017, around 70 metric tons of glass, 56 metric tons of steel and 47 metric tons of aluminum were required to manufacture a one-megawatt solar photovoltaics plant. Other materials were needed in smaller proportions, such as silicon, copper, and plastic.
Volume of materials required to manufacture a solar photovoltaics plant worldwide as of 2017 (in metric tons)*
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IRENA. (November 12, 2019). Volume of materials required to manufacture a solar photovoltaics plant worldwide as of 2017 (in metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118670/materials-used-manufacture-solar-pv-plant-globally/
IRENA. "Volume of materials required to manufacture a solar photovoltaics plant worldwide as of 2017 (in metric tons)*." Chart. November 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118670/materials-used-manufacture-solar-pv-plant-globally/
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IRENA. "Volume of Materials Required to Manufacture a Solar Photovoltaics Plant Worldwide as of 2017 (in Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118670/materials-used-manufacture-solar-pv-plant-globally/
IRENA, Volume of materials required to manufacture a solar photovoltaics plant worldwide as of 2017 (in metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118670/materials-used-manufacture-solar-pv-plant-globally/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Volume of materials required to manufacture a solar photovoltaics plant worldwide as of 2017 (in metric tons)* [Graph], IRENA, November 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118670/materials-used-manufacture-solar-pv-plant-globally/