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5. BTW, this says 0.8 gram per sq meter of perovskite PV

Sat Aug 15, 2020, 03:58 PM

Aug 2020

However, lead is toxic and must not enter the food chain. On the other hand, very little lead is needed for a solar module: a square metre perovskite solar module contains only 0.8 grams of lead, which is very little compared to other technical sources of lead (e.g. in batteries).

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200121112945.htm#:~:text=However%2C%20lead%20is%20toxic%20and,lead%20(e.g.%20in%20batteries).

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UK firm's solar power breakthrough could make world's most efficient panels by 2021 [View all] nitpicker Aug 2020 OP

Perovskite has been a Holy Grail Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #1

You miss the good climate news update Finishline42 Aug 2020 #4

BTW, this says 0.8 gram per sq meter of perovskite PV Finishline42 Aug 2020 #5

Yep. I run into this type of claim all the time Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #8

Wow, "solar scam"? Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #6

He's a big nuclear fan Finishline42 Aug 2020 #9

The solution is in cheaper and denser "battery" tech Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #10

0.8 grams of lead "isn't much?" For whom? NNadir Aug 2020 #12

So, much misinformation Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #13

See, I have read a number of your prior posts on this topic and see a pattern Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #17

Post removed Post removed Aug 2020 #33

I never compared you to Trump Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #34

Right on cue... Finishline42 Aug 2020 #18

I have had constructive discussions Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #20

Lead from rotting solar panels has a half life of FOREVER. hunter Aug 2020 #27

*sigh* Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #29

Sigh. Bye. hunter Aug 2020 #31

Yes, bye indeed. Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #32

The panels are warranted to 80% rated output for 25 years Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #7

Y'all really shouldn't beat each other up so much... k2qb3 Aug 2020 #14

I'm not sure how to respond. k2qb3 Aug 2020 #21

My thought has been a program to expand solar for schools and govt Finishline42 Aug 2020 #28

Just for context, since I'm new to the group... k2qb3 Aug 2020 #30

Solar+battery works Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #23

If subsides to FF were cut, Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #26

Not a proponent of bio-fuels Miguelito Loveless Aug 2020 #22