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I don’t think “convenient” is fair. Are solar panels convenient? All polysilicon today is made with fossil fuels, and the R&D to make it with renewable energy
by conradev 1y ago
I don’t think “convenient” is fair.
Are solar panels convenient? All polysilicon today is made with fossil fuels, and the R&D to make it with renewable energy is still in-progress. Not to mention that we ship them across the ocean with fossil fuel.
- HPsquared 1y agoThe main process for polysilicon manufacturing (Siemens process) uses electricity. That doesn't need fossil fuels.
- conradev 1y agoThe step before to reduce the silicon dioxide requires carbon, which is where the fossil fuels come in. Same thing with steel – both are critical input materials and can be made without fossil fuels, but they aren’t today. Maybe a carbon tax would fix that!