Global solar photovoltaic industry is likely now a net energy producer
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 16:00
in Physics & Chemistry
The construction of the photovoltaic power industry since 2000 has required an enormous amount of energy, mostly from fossil fuels. The good news is that the clean electricity from all the installed solar panels has likely just surpassed the energy going into the industry's continued growth, Stanford researchers find.