A renewable energy paper perverts thermodynamics to shill for solar

Here is what happens when actual Science and the Laws of Thermodynamics are hijacked by the so-called “Renewable Energy” industry, in order to shill for industrial scale Solar Power Panel installations.

Perversion of actual Science.

I laughed repeatedly while reading this “Renewable Energy Science” paper.

Solar Power Panels are :
⚫ *toxic*,
⚫ last no more than a couple decades at best before needing to be removed and then replaced by even *more* toxic solar power panels, and
⚫ are *not* recyclable.

So how exactly are Solar Power Panels considered “renewable” or “green” or “clean energy” or “environmentally friendly” ?

P.S. please keep the comments clean here.

Many people seem to blow an emotional gasket when I openly disagree with their precious Renewable Energy *Feelings* by providing some basic facts (see my bullet points above) and asking them to actually think for themselves.

A bit of Critical Thinking would be useful here.

⚫ Just my opinion; as always, you are free to disagree.

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“Physical Limits of Solar Energy Conversion in the Earth System”

Introduction

Renewable energy provides a sustainable form of energy generation which is not associated with the emission of greenhouse gases.

It thereby forms a critical component to avoid greenhouse-induced global climate change and to avoid the consequences of depleting fossil fuel resources.

Among the different forms of renewable energy, solar energy is seen as the most abundant source of renewable energy.

Its potential is often described as being so huge that it is not a limiting factor in meeting human energy demands within this century.

The deployment of solar energy technology, mostly in form of photovoltaic electricity generation, is rapidly growing, so that solar energy already contributes a sizable percentage to electricity generation in some industrialized countries.

⚫  Yet, as with any other resource on the planet, 
⚫  the generation of renewable energy by the Earth system is limited, 
⚫  and so is the potential of using solar radiation as an energy resource.

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Summary and Conclusions

We have provided estimates of the theoretical potentials of the different ways in which solar radiation can be used to generate renewable energy.

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⚫ In conclusion, solar energy provides by far the greatest potential for renewable energy in the Earth system.

The reason is simple and rooted deeply in the physics of energy conversion.

Thermodynamics, particularly the second law, tells us that any energy conversion is associated with inevitable losses.

Applied to renewable energy, this implies that the most direct use of the largest forcing of the Earth system, that is, solar radiation, is associated with the greatest magnitude and the least conversion losses, yielding the greatest potential.

Solar energy is therefore sure to play a central role in future energy supply based on renewable energy.”