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23/12/2016at 11:36

Drastic decline in solar panel CO2 debt

It is not only the price of solar panels, which is diminishing. A new study has also revealed that critics of the technology have one less argument to rely on.
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by MATHIAS ØRSBORG JOHANSEN

Producing solar panels is far more climate friendly than it used to be, according to a recent Dutch study, which has calculated the carbon footprint of the renewable energy source since 1975.

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