Rare Earth Metals In Solar Panels

In 2011 the average price of rare earth metals shot up by as much as 750 percent.

Rare earth metals in solar panels.

If solar panels are so clean why do they produce much toxic waste. Thin film pv technologies for example contain potentially critical metals such as tellurium. However recent research coming out of the netherlands has spotted a red flag to relying on solar panels as a panacea for global emissions problems. Experts have found that the rare metals required to build solar panels such as indium and tellurium are not in sufficient supply to keep up with demand.

Solar energy rare earths vietnam targets for and. Rare earths hasting technology metals signs third offtake agreement. Thin cheap solar panels need tellurium which makes up a scant 0 0000001 percent of the earth s crust making it three times rarer than gold. However a lack of rare earths does not mean that the components of solar modules are harmless.

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