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wysimdnwyg

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6. Well, this is why I listen to people who know more than I do

Reply to NNadir (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 2, 2024, 10:57 PM

Nov 2

It sounds like there are some good reasons to be wary of the use of perovskites in solar panels. And I do believe nuclear energy is a necessary component of a “clean” energy future. However, there are plenty of concerns with nuclear as well, and it’s important that we get off fossil fuels asap, even if it means kicking a lead can down the road for a decade or two.

(On that last comment, what I mean is that perovskite panel manufacturing and recycling is and will be for some time a minuscule problem when compared to the gargantuan environmental catastrophe of fossil fuels. Further, new panels created today will not be recycled for years, meaning half of the problem will be put off until we - hopefully - have a better solution to recycling them cleanly. And if not, it’s at least somewhat likely they’ll be obsolete technology and not recycled anyway.)

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Ummmm...delicious....let's distribute lead AND polymers all over the world for the solar energy fantasy. [View all] NNadir Nov 2 OP

There's a lot of science there.... wysimdnwyg Nov 2 #1

As a scientist who follows the environmental literature closely, I share exactly zero of your reassurances. NNadir Nov 2 #3

Well, this is why I listen to people who know more than I do wysimdnwyg Nov 2 #6

The "plenty of concerns" with nuclear remind me... NNadir Nov 4 #13

To be honest, I find that offensive wysimdnwyg Nov 4 #14

I reported in another thread with data (Mauna Loa) now active... NNadir Nov 4 #15

And yet you continue to misrepresent - or misunderstand - what I'm saying wysimdnwyg Nov 4 #16

I would suggest it is the former OKIsItJustMe Nov 4 #17

Depressing as hell. cachukis Nov 2 #2

I am curious Bayard Nov 2 #4

It seems to me that fossil fuel waste is the much greater threat. hunter Nov 3 #9

While a comprehensive answer would be highly technical... NNadir Nov 4 #12

Perovskites solar panels will not replace silicon panels until (unless) the lead problem is fixed. farmbo Nov 2 #5

Naturally, the OP only talks about what its author wishes were true OKIsItJustMe Nov 3 #7

New hybrid natural gas / wind / solar / battery power systems are not "cheaper" than nuclear power. hunter Nov 3 #8

EIA: The Electricity Mix in the United States Shifts from Fossil Fuels to Renewables OKIsItJustMe Nov 3 #10

NREL: 100% Clean Electricity by 2035 Study OKIsItJustMe Nov 3 #11