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For those of you suggesting solar as a better solution read this article [1] about the toxic waste (silicon tetrachloride) produced in solar panel manufacturing
by jcoffland 10y ago
For those of you suggesting solar as a better solution read this article [1] about the toxic waste (silicon tetrachloride) produced in solar panel manufacturing. Add to that the storage problems [2] [3] and impact of land use of massive solar installations [4] and it's no longer a home run even if the price is coming down.
[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/08/AR2008030802595.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03...
[2] http://www.npr.org/2015/08/04/427734398/when-relying-on-the-sun-energy-storage-remains-out-of-reach http://www.npr.org/2015/08/04/427734398/when-relying-on-the-...
[3] http://www.businessinsider.com/renewable-energy-storage-problem-2013-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/renewable-energy-storage-prob...
[4] https://carnegiescience.edu/news/solar-energy%E2%80%99s-land-use-impact https://carnegiescience.edu/news/solar-energy%E2%80%99s-land...