http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/08/solar-industrys-new-dirty-secret/
*It’s no secret <http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2010/03/are-your-solar-panels-toxic> that manufacturing solar panels often requires toxic heavy metals, explosive gases, and rare-earth elements that come from shoddy mines in war-torn republics. But here’s a surprise: The solar industry is actually getting dirtier in some respects. The latest Solar Scorecard <http://www.solarscorecard.com/2013/index.php> from the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC), released last week, reports that the industry has slipped on several key environmental metrics, with many solar-panel manufacturers now refusing to provide any information about their manufacturing practices at all.* On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The transmission point is addressed in the article. > > Yes solar power takes space, but there are lots of rooftops. As for acres > we did the math on a half section, and solar is a much better return than > farming, with no yearly capital or labor input. > > As for pure electrics, fewer moving parts is always a plus. Electrics are > super simple mechanically. Less maintenance offsets the up front costs. It > is in the article. > > If electricity is generated locally and consumed locally, there is less > need for distribution. Distribution is also a major source of loss, which > is why we are seeing DC lines being put in for long distance transmission > now. > > I had a senior PhD from a top 5 company tell me over dinner the other night > that electric is the future of aviation. That surprised me, but when you > think about everything that has come out of darpa, this is not such a big > stretch. > > It will be interesting to see what markets embrace electric vehicles first. > 400,000 tesla model 3 cars is a lot of orders for a car that doesnt exist, > but a lot of people probably said landing a rocket was impossible also. > > Those who say a thing cannot be done are frequently interrupted by those > doing it. > > > On Jun 29, 2017 4:56 AM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Easy, the Lektrojuicity comes from the sky and the wind by majik! no > fuel is burned to make the majik converters. The wind/lektrick grabbers > grow from the ground. the sun-juice does not require thousands of acres of > solar panels, it just appears in the wires! > > Meade Dillon via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > June 29, 2017 at 6:41 AM > > > > It is also not grounded in reality. Where does the electricity come from? > > How does it get from point of generation to point of charging / powering > > the electric cars? I guess that a miracle from God must be involved > > somewhere... > > > > ------------- > > Max > > Charleston SC > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
