going down the rabbit hole from today's 2025, note and I wonder, has the calculation been done where we determine how much CO2 is required to make a PV panel compared to how much CO2 it prevents from being released when in operation over the anticipated life of the panel? it strikes me that at the very least, the breakeven time here has to be measured in years and it may not actually breakeven.
And of course, that assumes that a focus on CO2 is even appropriate as a use of our scarce resources.
this was a great description and needs to be more widely publicized.
Just restocked with a note for David Blackmon who writes Energy Absurdities. Thanks for a great post. I’ve barely started it and I’m already rolling my eyes too far back in my head. 👀👀👀🙄
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going down the rabbit hole from today's 2025, note and I wonder, has the calculation been done where we determine how much CO2 is required to make a PV panel compared to how much CO2 it prevents from being released when in operation over the anticipated life of the panel? it strikes me that at the very least, the breakeven time here has to be measured in years and it may not actually breakeven.
And of course, that assumes that a focus on CO2 is even appropriate as a use of our scarce resources.
this was a great description and needs to be more widely publicized.
Just restocked with a note for David Blackmon who writes Energy Absurdities. Thanks for a great post. I’ve barely started it and I’m already rolling my eyes too far back in my head. 👀👀👀🙄