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A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Idk, my country just inaugurated a gigantic one of these.

Also, fotovoltaic pannels decay with time and have to be replaced, 15 years I think? Their manufacturing isn’t also the greenest thing on earth.

You build one of these, and you can run it for a long long time.

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drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

15 years I think

This number gets lower every time I see it.

First, manufacturers typically guarantee their panels for 25 to 30 years.

Second, while we can extrapolate from existing data and perform accelerated aging tests, we’re actually not completely sure how long PV panels last in the real world because the oldest ones from 1987 are still going.

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untorquer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
Lies! Well the thermal plant is also fine but photovoltaics are really, really good.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9nt2ZeGM

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asg101@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

fotovoltaic pannels decay with time and have to be replaced, 15 years I think?

much longer: slashgear.com/…/solar-panel-lifespan-longer-new-s…

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