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Thursday, March 18, 2010

«Dirty Solar Power»

The old style photovoltaic solar panels required more energy to manufacture than what it would produce for its entire lifespan. Current technologies usually break even after about 1-4 years.

Make cheap solar panels / Burn 15 tons of coal to melt the silica
And you thought solar was a clean alternative...

2 comments:

  1. @ Vid: If I had to guess, Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China. I say that because of the flag colors behind him. And you know... Everything seems to be made in China.

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