Making Solar Energy Component Without Using Fossil Fuels
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 13:56
in Physics & Chemistry
Solar energy is touted by some as the solution to the world's energy woes. But the process of making the various components requires fossil fuels, both for power and for the components themselves, some of which are based on petroleum. [More]
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