Non Toxic Solar Panels

Environmental scientists and solar industry leaders are raising the red flag about used solar panels which contain toxic heavy metals and are considered hazardous waste.

Non toxic solar panels.

While solar panels are considered a form of clean renewable energy the manufacturing process does produce greenhouse gas emissions. Whether the lead contained within perovskite solar cells represents a tangible risk to humans animals and the environment is being debated however some scientists are now searching for non toxic. In contrast perovskite compounds readily dissolve in water. Louis has found what they believe is a more stable less toxic semiconductor for solar applications using a novel double perovskite oxide discovered through data analytics and quantum mechanical calculations.

Additionally to produce solar panels manufacturers need to handle toxic chemicals. A team of engineers at washington university in st. In collaboration with colleagues at mit the national renewable energy laboratory and colorado school of mines in the us the cambridge researchers have shown that bismuth which sits next to lead in the periodic table could be a non toxic alternative to lead for use in next generation solar cells. However solar panels are not emitting toxins into the atmosphere as they re generating electricity.