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The article was orginally published at: Making Solar Panels Sustainably: Niagara Falls To Power New Solarworks Plant
Niagara Falls. Image credit:State University of New York
What is the ultimate green solar panel? A true-green solar panel must have the following characteristics: design life of major components of equal length (functionality lasts as long as the shortest-lived component); renewable energy used to produce the energy-intensive materials as much as possible (silicon slices, tedlar backsheets, aluminum frames, etc.); and, the panels are easy enough to disassemble that recycling is cost-effec…
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