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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
Unless something drastically happened with solar cells, they are far from being eco friendly. Sure, once built they create "green" energy. If it wasn't for wasting more energy during production than they can ever hope to recover throughout their usable lifetime. It is great when away from other power sources, but I wouldn't call it "green", not even if the production facility used green renewable energy themselves when making the solar cells. It is still a huge waste of energy no matter how you look at it.
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My hope is that as people see what solar can be used for, the demand will drive advancements and fundamental changes in technology that will address these concerns. I don't know if anything drastic HAS happened, but I hope that if enough low-energy, high-tech, bits of coolness lead the way, something drastic WILL happen.