Externalities Solar Panels

Solar panels take a lot of energy to create but the total emissions are heavily front loaded.

Externalities solar panels.

After solar panels are installed they produce emission free energy for 25 years. Land use depending on their location larger utility scale solar facilities can raise concerns about land degradation and habitat loss. This video discusses some of the negative externalities related to solar panel production and maintenance which supporters of green energy are virtually unaware of. In the uk this has been patchy due to changing government policies and major expenditure is now required to deal with legacy wastes arising from early nuclear power generation effectively an external cost albeit an historical one.

Solar pv silicon based panels as electronic waste are an issue at end of life. The potential environmental impacts associated with solar power land use and habitat loss water use and the use of hazardous materials in manufacturing can vary greatly depending on the technology which includes two broad categories. The manufacturing process is irrelevant without context of the lifetime generated energy as well as how other fuel sources stack up. The sun provides a tremendous resource for generating clean and sustainable electricity without toxic pollution or global warming emissions.