15/07/2019

Old Solar Panels Causing An Environmental Crisis

Solar panels use hazardous materials, like sulfuric acid and phosphine gas, in the manufacturing process that makes them hard to recycle. Solar panels also have relatively short operational lifespans and can’t be stored in a landfill without protections against contamination. Solar panels create 300 times more toxic waste per unit of electricity generated than nuclear power plants, according to research by the green group Environmental Progress. Solar panels use heavy metals, including lead, chromium and cadmium, which can harm the environment. The hazards of nuclear waste are well known and can be planned for, but very little has been done to mitigate solar waste issues. Some research indicates that solar panels aren’t even an effective way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which is the entire justification to promote the technology.

The net impact of solar panels actually temporarily increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, due to how much energy is used in their construction, a study published in December 2016 concluded. The solar industry has been “a temporary net emitter of greenhouse gas emissions,” and more modern solar panels have a smaller adverse environmental impact than older models. Scientists estimated that by 2018 at the latest, the solar industry as a whole could have a net positive environmental impact. Federal data suggests that building solar panels significantly increases emissions of the potent greenhouse gas nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), which is 17,200 times more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas over a 100 year time period. NF3 emissions have increased by 1,057 percent over the last 25 years. In comparison, U.S. carbon dioxide emissions only rose by about 5 percent during the same time period.

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ΚΟΥΡΗΤΗΣ: Η ΕΙΔΗΣΗ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΠΑΛΙΑ. ΕΝ ΤΩ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΟΛΑ ΑΥΤΑ ΤΑ ΦΩΤΟΒΟΛΤΑΙΚΑ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΗΣ ΓΕΝΙΑΣ ΤΑ ΕΙΣΗΓΑΓΕ ΚΑΙ ΤΑ ΧΡΗΣΙΜΟΠΟΙΕΙ (ΑΛΛΑ ΠΛΕΟΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΡΙΚΩΣ ΤΑ ΠΑΡΑΓΕΙ) Η ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ. ΜΑΛΙΣΤΑ ΕΝΑ ΔΙΑΣΤΗΜΑ ΕΠΙΔΟΤΟΥΣΕ ΤΗΝ ΤΟΠΟΘΕΤΗΣΗ ΤΟΥΣ, ΑΚΟΜΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΕ ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΙΚΕΣ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΚΕΣ ΓΑΙΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΛΑ ΑΥΤΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΙΣ "ΠΡΑΣΙΝΕΣ" ΕΜΜΟΝΕΣ ΚΑΠΟΙΩΝ ΑΝΕΓΚΕΦΑΛΩΝ ΠΟΥ ΔΥΣΤΥΧΩΣ ΟΙ ΠΟΛΛΟΙ ΘΕΩΡΟΥΝ ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΟΥΣ.

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