Hello ,
Is there anybody has keen interest in Solar Power which perhaps less talked about because of the Cold weather.
Andy Millar:
Of course, as with all energy issues there's the question of whether solar panels offer a "whole life" greenhouse gas reduction, i.e do they take more fossil fuel energy to build than they save, this thread has just made me look this up and there's a nice article here http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13728 that suggests that yes, they have now passed that break even point through advances in technology and larger scale manufacturing.
There are those who dismiss solar panels and wind power as "irrelevant", my feeling is that with the rise of electric cars they may become very relevant!
Cheers,
Andy
Andy Millar:
Of course, as with all energy issues there's the question of whether solar panels offer a "whole life" greenhouse gas reduction, i.e do they take more fossil fuel energy to build than they save, this thread has just made me look this up and there's a nice article here http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13728 that suggests that yes, they have now passed that break even point through advances in technology and larger scale manufacturing.
There are those who dismiss solar panels and wind power as "irrelevant", my feeling is that with the rise of electric cars they may become very relevant!
Cheers,
Andy
