Non-Renewable Parts Of the Renewable Solar Voltaic System
Filed Under: Uncategorized on February 20, 2009
Did you know there’s stuff in a solar photovoltaic system that aren’t renewable? I figured as much, but I thought it would just be silicon or something. That stuff’s everywhere. But it turns out it’s something nobody’s ever heard of–least of all me.
Indium is an element used in solar PV systems. Apparently, there’s a supply constraint and possible limits to the amount easily accessible. The indium is used to beat the limits that silicon by itself has in electrical conduction.
There’s a long report detailing this at Fast Company here, at this link.
