Yes, it’s all about money. New nuclear power plants are economically infeasible and the utilities won’t buy them. The new nuclear power plants have had multi-billion dollar cost overruns and decade long construction delays. New nuclear and thermal power plants require a huge amount of water for cooling and have to be located near a
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Switzerland is rolling out solar panels between the rails of the train tracks. That’s a creative use of the otherwise unused space. But I wonder how they hook them up to the grid? Short YouTube video.
I definitely think that the vacant land is a good location to put solar panels. Another is to locate the panels on canopies that cover spaces in parking lots. One problem we had was vandals. There are electric gates along the bike trail and gates are run by a solar panel. The panels were on
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This self-contained solar PV factory takes in sand and electricity in and puts out solar panels. But where do the other materials come from? Like the metal frame, the solder, the copper wire? https://www.inceptivemind.com/maana-electric-terrabox-turns-sand-electricity-solar-panels/20389/
So many fearmongers claim that solar panels are not recyclable and will fill up landfills. That myth is codswallop! (BS) https://cleantechnica.com/2022/02/08/fraunhofer-ise-invents-silicon-recycling-process-for-solar-panels/ There is *no reason* why solar panels which have lost 20% of their capacity can’t continue to be used. They still have 80% of their capacity – 250 watts or more – and can
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This anti-solar PV article has some serious flaws. The commenter challenged me by asking “Do solar panels reflect heat?” I answered “No, solar panels do not reflect heat.” He then replied with this article. This article claims that solar farms cause a heat island that’s hotter than the surrounding area. If the land is bright
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“Solar panels can produce 100 times as much power per acre as biomass.” https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/26/biomass-carbon-climate-politics-477620
