https://iowasolar.com/dangerous-chemicals-in-solar-panels/
'Experimental thin-film solar substrates are still considered by many to be dangerous. “Contrary to previous assumptions, pollutants such as lead or carcinogenic cadmium can be almost completely washed out of the fragments of solar modules over several months, for example, by rainwater, making it possible for different bodies of water to be contaminated.”
These chemicals don’t appear in modern aluminum-frame solar panels.'
https://ecosolardigest.com/what-chemicals-are-in-solar-panels/
So it seems to me careful lifecycle management is crucial , if these panels are simply left to rot in a field because the company has folded , yes there are problematic chemicals that can leak out .
This particular solar installation is built on a hillside , the river is fairly clean river unless we get heavy rain for a few days ,but once a few million tonnes of top soil becomes mobile because it has no roots to keep it together it washes away forever .
I cant help but think many of these so called green energy installations has been given a green light without proper environmental impact assesments , on the basis of the so called clean energy it produces .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Derrybrien_landslide
'Experimental thin-film solar substrates are still considered by many to be dangerous. “Contrary to previous assumptions, pollutants such as lead or carcinogenic cadmium can be almost completely washed out of the fragments of solar modules over several months, for example, by rainwater, making it possible for different bodies of water to be contaminated.”
These chemicals don’t appear in modern aluminum-frame solar panels.'
https://ecosolardigest.com/what-chemicals-are-in-solar-panels/
So it seems to me careful lifecycle management is crucial , if these panels are simply left to rot in a field because the company has folded , yes there are problematic chemicals that can leak out .
This particular solar installation is built on a hillside , the river is fairly clean river unless we get heavy rain for a few days ,but once a few million tonnes of top soil becomes mobile because it has no roots to keep it together it washes away forever .
I cant help but think many of these so called green energy installations has been given a green light without proper environmental impact assesments , on the basis of the so called clean energy it produces .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Derrybrien_landslide
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