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CdTe solar panels [0] do, but it's a bit of red herring because almost nobody is using those panels for large scale installations (they're mainly used where bei
by nicoburns 2y ago
CdTe solar panels [0] do, but it's a bit of red herring because almost nobody is using those panels for large scale installations (they're mainly used where being "thin and light" is important. The common crystalline silicon panels [1] don't have any major toxic components.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium_telluride_photovoltaics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium_telluride_photovoltaic...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystalline_silicon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystalline_silicon