Solar Power?

Question

What impact does solar power have on the environment?

Answer 1

I only know for solid silicium cells since I worked in the field. For thin layers, don´t ask me. So here´s the deal:

- use of a high quantity of energy to produce pure silicium (99,9999%) in the form of a monocristallin bloc (evtl polycristallin)
- use of mechanical energy to removed the impurities on the outside of the bloc (turn the bloc)
- use of mechanical energy to create the "flat"
- use of silicium carbides (neutral to the nature but energy intensive to produce) in the cutting slurry
- enrgy use in the cutting process+oil as a slurry basis
- energy during transportation
- energy and chemicals during the dotation (for the polarities)

- energy used to produce the glass top layer

BUT HERE´s THE WORST:
use of fluor gases to "etch and clean" the cell surface... those gases have a 10000 to 40000 greenhouse effect compared to CO2... luckily, they are now destroyed or recycled.

Answer 2

It slows down global warming as it uses other natural energy instead of natural energy that has been transformed, such as fossil fuels.

Answer 3

sola takes the power from the sun and converts it to electric ( 0 ) emision if we all did this no probs!!!