Table 3 Material supply risks across scenarios, categorized as extreme risk (consumption ratio ≥ 75%) and high risk (50% ≤ ratio < 75%)

From: Understanding supply chain constraints for the US clean energy transition

Scenario

Extreme risk materials

High risk materials

Baseline

Nickel (102.39%)

Praseodymium (63.01%)

 

Terbium (99.94%)

Manganese (53.46%)

 

Silicon (97.17%)

 
 

Neodymium (76.95%)

 
 

Gallium (78.99%)

 
 

Selenium (78.16%)

 
 

Indium (75.54%)

 

Case Study 1

Nickel (102.72%)

Manganese (64.53%)

 

Neodymium (100.00%)

 
 

Silicon (99.42%)

 
 

Praseodymium (91.32%)

 
 

Gallium (79.77%)

 
 

Selenium (77.44%)

 
 

Indium (76.31%)

 

Case Study 2

Nickel (101.53%)

Balsa (66.15%)

 

Silicon (100.63%)

Manganese (57.91%)

 

Neodymium (100.00%)

Gallium (53.05%)

 

Praseodymium (100.00%)

Indium (50.62%)

 

Selenium (100.00%)

 
 

Tellurium (100.00%)