I'd be interested to know what is the current state of affairs with solar - are they truly carbon neutral and what are the environmental costs of the require materials - I seem to remember that there were soem pretty unsustainable features of their components that made them not all as attractive as people like to think. But I literally haven'[t researched that in years so it may have changed quite a bit - perhaps a topic for another post!?
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No, they are by no means carbon neutral. It takes a lot of energy to produce them, and you also need some metals, including stuff like cadmium which is high toxic and polluting. There are still big obstacles to overcome before solar PV is "perfect". However, it is much better than most other form of energy production both in terms of carbon emission and pollution emissions. The batteries are also extremely unfriendly to the environment, but this area is something that many companies are trying to improve.
Thanks for your comment! I actually attended a seminar about this topic a year ago, so it would be very interesting to take a look at it and make a post about it. However, it all depends if I'm able to find the sources used :P
Yes that would be interesting!
Great, then I'll add it to the big list of posts I'm planning on doing! :)
lol - sorry to add to your work load! :P