Are Solar Panels Bad

Manufacturing solar panels both requires and produces toxic chemicals throughout the process.

Are solar panels bad.

As previously stated solar panels do not cause any harm to the environment. Apex the solar company involved in the herald article maintains its solar panels are made of silica tempered glass and wire no harmful materials included. Silicon is the primary material used in the construction of solar panels and it is often obtained from quartz. Hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acid both very caustic substances are used to refine and clean the wafers of silicon which is the main building block of most solar panels.

It is the part of a solar panel that absorbs sunlight. Silica or silicon is a naturally occurring compound often found in sand. At forbes michael shellenberger highlights another problem with solar energy.