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Silicon is far from non-toxic to produce (requires insane amount of heat and chemicals to be purified) and dispose.
by epolanski 3y ago
Silicon is far from non-toxic to produce (requires insane amount of heat and chemicals to be purified) and dispose.
- jeffbee 3y agoAll these factors are reflected in the price and yet ordinary silicon PV panels are still dominating the market.
- pastage 3y agoEnvironmental, social and ecological issues are externals and are basically never included in the price.
- fsh 3y agoCould you list some of these chemicals? A quick google search only came up with pretty benign standard industrial chemicals. Disposal is a complete non-issue since the cells are inert and non-toxic (though recycling probably makes more sense than dumping them somewhere).