I would have to think that the amount of waste in a solar panel is
1/1000 that in a dead cpu board..
On 7/15/22 11:11 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
OK, hyperbole, the stream of waste has hardly started.
Not filling up the landfills.
The type of waste? Copper, Selenium?
You can buy supplements of those at the drug store.
Arsenic? Very little in a panel.
And Arsenic has a hormetic effect. People are healthier if their
drinking water contains a little vs none. Not sure this is a
significant issue. Like to know more.
And solar panels degrade about 0.5-1% a year. The article says many
panels are coming to the end of their 25 year life. Hey, I will not
uninstall mine until they are below 50%. Just cheap that way.
I am surprised California is so flat. Flatter than Nebraska. This is
due to the frequent “sky is falling” issues there.....
Glad to see that Diablo is getting a new lease on life. Nuclear will
solve everything.
*From:* Bill Prince
*Sent:* Friday, July 15, 2022 11:26 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT solar panels
Here's a PDF of the article in today's Merc.
bp
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On 7/15/2022 9:53 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
The LA times has an article about CA landfills filling up with solar
panels. It is behind a paywall, so I guess I won’t read it. Sounds
like hyperbole to me. First, the all the solar panels in the state,
by volume probably don’t match a weeks’ worth of municipal solid
waste by volume, so that is hardly filling up the landfills. Second,
it hints they are toxic. Really? Glass and aluminum. Silicon
dioxide is just purified glass. Yes, they do have dopants in them.
And there is some solder but probably rohs solder.
Is there any truth to this? Secondly, why? Are there really that
many worn out solar panels? I have never had one wear out to the
point that I disposed of it. And I have had solar panels of some
sort for close to 50 years.
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