To construct a typical 50 megawatt onshore wind power plant as of 2018, an average of almost 22,900 metric tons of concrete is needed and makes up the majority of the construction material needed. The required amount of copper and aluminum alloys was about 87 and 168 metric tons, respectively.
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Materials used to construct a 50 megawatt onshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018
(in metric tons)
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IRENA. (October 18, 2019). Materials used to construct a 50 megawatt onshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085701/construction-materials-onshore-wind-power-plant-50-mw-globally/
IRENA. "Materials used to construct a 50 megawatt onshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018 (in metric tons) ." Chart. October 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085701/construction-materials-onshore-wind-power-plant-50-mw-globally/
IRENA. (2019). Materials used to construct a 50 megawatt onshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018 (in metric tons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085701/construction-materials-onshore-wind-power-plant-50-mw-globally/
IRENA. "Materials Used to Construct a 50 Megawatt Onshore Wind Plant Worldwide as of 2018 (in Metric Tons) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085701/construction-materials-onshore-wind-power-plant-50-mw-globally/
IRENA, Materials used to construct a 50 megawatt onshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085701/construction-materials-onshore-wind-power-plant-50-mw-globally/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Materials used to construct a 50 megawatt onshore wind plant worldwide as of 2018 (in metric tons) [Graph], IRENA, October 18, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085701/construction-materials-onshore-wind-power-plant-50-mw-globally/
