Life cycle losses of critical raw materials from solar and wind energy technologies and their role in the future material availability

•Future material demand in energy scenarios must consider life cycle material losses•The screening study includes losses of 6 critical materials from PV and wind energy•A framework for calculating material demand inlcuding life cycle losses is proposed•For each technology, at least one material will likely act as a limiting factor•Future cumulated demand overshoots current global reserves for Te, In and Se