Solar Panel Waste: A Disposal Problem
We all know that those massive bird-killing wind turbines now are built to only last 20 years.
Solar photovoltaic panels, whose operating life is 20 to 30 years, lose productivity over time.
And here’s a real eye-opener:
Solar panels create 300 times more toxic waste per unit of energy than do nuclear power plants. If solar and nuclear produce the same amount of electricity over the next 25 years that nuclear produced in 2016, and the wastes are stacked on football fields, the nuclear waste would reach the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa (53 meters), while the solar waste would reach the height of two Mt. Everests (16 km). 2
But the eco-freaks really don’t care. All they’re concerned with is their insane agenda of doing away with proven energy sources for “alternatives” that will create more harm to the ecology.
Conclusion- Solar photovoltaic energy is not as environmentally conscious a choice as many think it is. Besides being an intermittent source of energy and more expensive than traditional technologies, it has serious waste disposal issues that few countries are tackling. The hazardous materials used in their construction are not easy to recycle and can contaminate drinking water.4
Much more w/links and references @ Solar Panel Waste: A Disposal Problem
We all know that those massive bird-killing wind turbines now are built to only last 20 years.
Solar photovoltaic panels, whose operating life is 20 to 30 years, lose productivity over time.
And here’s a real eye-opener:
Solar panels create 300 times more toxic waste per unit of energy than do nuclear power plants. If solar and nuclear produce the same amount of electricity over the next 25 years that nuclear produced in 2016, and the wastes are stacked on football fields, the nuclear waste would reach the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa (53 meters), while the solar waste would reach the height of two Mt. Everests (16 km). 2
But the eco-freaks really don’t care. All they’re concerned with is their insane agenda of doing away with proven energy sources for “alternatives” that will create more harm to the ecology.
Conclusion- Solar photovoltaic energy is not as environmentally conscious a choice as many think it is. Besides being an intermittent source of energy and more expensive than traditional technologies, it has serious waste disposal issues that few countries are tackling. The hazardous materials used in their construction are not easy to recycle and can contaminate drinking water.4
Much more w/links and references @ Solar Panel Waste: A Disposal Problem