Date post: | 13-Apr-2017 |
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Top 10 Solar Power Misconceptions
Myth 1:More Energy Is Needed To Manufacture A Solar Cell Than It Will Generate Under Its Life Cycle, Or, Alternatively, More Co2 Is Produced To Manufacture A Solar Cell Than It Will Save Under Its Lifetime.
Myth 2:Solar Energy Is Not Financially Viable Without Subsidies.
Myth 3:Once The Global Warming “scam” Is Uncovered, No One Will Be
Interested In Solar Energy.
Myth 4:Solar Energy Is Not Financially Viable Without Subsidies.
Myth 5:Solar Energy Will Become Attractive Only When Tesla Or Any Other Battery Manufacturer Commences Serial Production Of Cheap And Efficient Batteries For The Storage Of Electricity.
Myth 6:Cheap Coal And The Current Energy Mix (often Dirty Fossil Fuel Or Nuclear) Will Continue To Dominate Global Energy Production For The Foreseeable Future.
Myth 7:Solar Cells Are Ugly And An Eye Sore For Landscapes And Urban
Areas.
Myth 8:In The Future, Solar Cells Can Be Painted Onto Facades With A
Paint Brush.
Myth 9:Thin Film Solar Cells Are Made By Rare Earth Elements Like Indium And We Will Eventually (or Soon) Run Out Of Them.
Myth 10:In The Future Everything Will Be Powered By Solar Energy.