Top 10 Solar Power Misconceptions

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Top 10 Solar Power Misconceptions

Myth 1:More Energy Is Needed To Manufacture A Solar Cell Than It Will Generate Under Its Life Cycle, Or, Alternatively, More Co2 Is Produced To Manufacture A Solar Cell Than It Will Save Under Its Lifetime.

Myth 2:Solar Energy Is Not Financially Viable Without Subsidies.

Myth 3:Once The Global Warming “scam” Is Uncovered, No One Will Be

Interested In Solar Energy.

Myth 4:Solar Energy Is Not Financially Viable Without Subsidies.

Myth 5:Solar Energy Will Become Attractive Only When Tesla Or Any Other Battery Manufacturer Commences Serial Production Of Cheap And Efficient Batteries For The Storage Of Electricity.

Myth 6:Cheap Coal And The Current Energy Mix (often Dirty Fossil Fuel Or Nuclear) Will Continue To Dominate Global Energy Production For The Foreseeable Future.

Myth 7:Solar Cells Are Ugly And An Eye Sore For Landscapes And Urban

Areas.

Myth 8:In The Future, Solar Cells Can Be Painted Onto Facades With A

Paint Brush.

Myth 9:Thin Film Solar Cells Are Made By Rare Earth Elements Like Indium And We Will Eventually (or Soon) Run Out Of Them.

Myth 10:In The Future Everything Will Be Powered By Solar Energy.

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