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How is photovoltaics reliant on fossil fuels? Reducing electricity use sure is important but has its limits. Photovoltaics and wind are the cheapest way to prod
by legulere 5y ago
How is photovoltaics reliant on fossil fuels? Reducing electricity use sure is important but has its limits.
Photovoltaics and wind are the cheapest way to produce that electricity in a clean way.
- yodsanklai 5y ago> How is photovoltaics reliant on fossil fuels https://www.onlynaturalenergy.com/the-true-carbon-footprint-of-photovoltaic-energy/ https://www.onlynaturalenergy.com/the-true-carbon-footprint-... > The production of photovoltaic panels still has an important carbon footprint and creates a series of waste, liquid and gaseous by-products that are harmful to the environment.
- jerven 5y agoEven with the old data in https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2020-12/jrc12431preparatory_study_for_solar_photovoltaic_modules_kj-na-30468-en.pdf https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/defaul... This is getting better and better, with lower carbon footprint each new generation. With payback times as low as 4 months, this is misleadingly true.
- lwouis 5y agoI advise you look into the manufacturing process of these panels. Then how they end up after they stop working. This is not a sustainable loop for multiple reasons. Some of them even have a clear negative energy output today as it takes more energy to make them than they'll produce in their lifetime. It's not enough to look at the things from when you receive them. You have to account for how it's produced, and sustainable are the parts
- icegreentea2 5y agoWhere are you getting negative EROI numbers for solar from? That would certainly point to significant pricing failures.