China’s ageing solar panels are going to be a big environmental problem
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 30 July, 2017, 4:03pm
UPDATED : Sunday, 30 July, 2017, 10:12pm
But the solar plants are relatively short-lived, and the government does not have any retirement plan for them yet.
A panel’s lifespan ranges from 20 to 30 years, depending on the environment in which they are used, according to the US Department of Energy. High temperatures can accelerate the ageing process for solar cells, while other negative factors – such as the weight of snow or dust storms – could cause material fatigue on the surface and internal electric circuits, gradually reducing the panel’s power output.
Tian Min, general manager of Nanjing Fangrun Materials, a recycling company in Jiangsu province that collects retired solar panels, said the solar power industry was a ticking time bomb.
“It will explode with full force in two or three decades and wreck the environment, if the estimate is correct,” he said.
“This is a huge amount of waste and they are not easy to recycle,” Tian added.
China’s solar panels are going to be a big environmental problem
Like Ive been saying for 3 decades...........progressives never take into consideration the "costs" of their hairbrain idea's. An afterthought. All their shit is always a zero sum game if you listen to them talk..............but its not. Too........lets not forget.........they never factor in the costs of depreciation on solar and all this hit needs to be replaced after 3 decades MAX!!! Not factored into the cost by them..........but it is by people living in the real world. Which is why coal will continue to DOMINATE the energy scene until at least 2050 nad by then, pretty much everybody in this forum will either be in their box for a long time or have half a leg in the ground.
PUBLISHED : Sunday, 30 July, 2017, 4:03pm
UPDATED : Sunday, 30 July, 2017, 10:12pm
But the solar plants are relatively short-lived, and the government does not have any retirement plan for them yet.
A panel’s lifespan ranges from 20 to 30 years, depending on the environment in which they are used, according to the US Department of Energy. High temperatures can accelerate the ageing process for solar cells, while other negative factors – such as the weight of snow or dust storms – could cause material fatigue on the surface and internal electric circuits, gradually reducing the panel’s power output.
Tian Min, general manager of Nanjing Fangrun Materials, a recycling company in Jiangsu province that collects retired solar panels, said the solar power industry was a ticking time bomb.
“It will explode with full force in two or three decades and wreck the environment, if the estimate is correct,” he said.
“This is a huge amount of waste and they are not easy to recycle,” Tian added.
China’s solar panels are going to be a big environmental problem
Like Ive been saying for 3 decades...........progressives never take into consideration the "costs" of their hairbrain idea's. An afterthought. All their shit is always a zero sum game if you listen to them talk..............but its not. Too........lets not forget.........they never factor in the costs of depreciation on solar and all this hit needs to be replaced after 3 decades MAX!!! Not factored into the cost by them..........but it is by people living in the real world. Which is why coal will continue to DOMINATE the energy scene until at least 2050 nad by then, pretty much everybody in this forum will either be in their box for a long time or have half a leg in the ground.
