Comments on: How long do solar panels last? http://www.carboncommentary.com/2009/08/04/711 A critical appraisal of issues in the move to a low-carbon economy Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:50:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: scottish power http://www.carboncommentary.com/2009/08/04/711/comment-page-1#comment-2503 scottish power Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:30:07 +0000 http://www.carboncommentary.com/?p=711#comment-2503 I, like millions of my fellow laymen Scots cannot see any future for Solar Power in our country, sun is not a commoidy that we enjoy in abundance. All the investment should go into wind-based tech. I, like millions of my fellow laymen Scots cannot see any future for Solar Power in our country, sun is not a commoidy that we enjoy in abundance. All the investment should go into wind-based tech.

]]> By: Andrew Smith-Gibbs http://www.carboncommentary.com/2009/08/04/711/comment-page-1#comment-2486 Andrew Smith-Gibbs Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:40:43 +0000 http://www.carboncommentary.com/?p=711#comment-2486 Chris, I don't know where you got this from - "This will vary slightly ... between different types of silicon." There's no "slightly" about it. Old types of amorphous silicon would go into noticeable decline within 5-8 years. I gather they're more stable now, out to 15 years. But it's been understood at least since 1992 (the first time I worked with PV) that monocrystalline silicon would have a much longer, much more stable lifetime. Mono is remarkably stable: it's possible that we'll be re-encapsulating 20th-century mono cells into new panels for many decades to come. Chris, I don’t know where you got this from – “This will vary slightly … between different types of silicon.”

There’s no “slightly” about it. Old types of amorphous silicon would go into noticeable decline within 5-8 years. I gather they’re more stable now, out to 15 years. But it’s been understood at least since 1992 (the first time I worked with PV) that monocrystalline silicon would have a much longer, much more stable lifetime. Mono is remarkably stable: it’s possible that we’ll be re-encapsulating 20th-century mono cells into new panels for many decades to come.

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