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The same can be said for the cost of manufacturing and delivering solar panels.
by Mystalic 14y ago
The same can be said for the cost of manufacturing and delivering solar panels.
- MichaelApproved 14y agoNo. The costs for the lifestyle of a solar panel are considerably less than nuclear rods.
- sliverstorm 14y agoColor me curious- what sort of lifestyles do solar panels and nuclear rods lead?
- DrCatbox 14y agoSolar panels need to be cleaned and at the end of their lifespan, several years if not decades, need to be replaced. I dont know about nuclear rods, but they do require security and safety measures.
- jnw2 14y agohttp://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/should-you-spring-clean-your-solar.html#!/2009/07/should-you-spring-clean-your-solar.html http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/should-you-spring-cle... indicates that solar panels mounted flat do indeed need to be cleaned, but panels mounted at a sufficient angle will be rinsed off adequately by the rain and do not seem to benefit measurably from manual cleaning.
- plorkyeran 14y agoAverage soiling loss for tilted installations is around 5%, but it can vary quite a bit with location and rainfall patterns, so it is occasionally worth manually cleaning them.
- mbq 14y agoPlus they must be first made of silicon and rare metals and then deconstructed, both in a very toxic and energy consuming processes. Nuclear waste on the other hand is not only coming form nuclear plants but also from medicine, industry (mostly food disinfection) and science -- shutting down all nuclear plants won't make this issue disappear.
- toemetoch 14y agoI'm guessing he meant lifetime, it's next to "lifestyle" on android's suggest list.
- MichaelApproved 14y agoThanks. Yes, that's what I meant.