from BP solar attn Mr Kent and others

[Norman Cohen <ncohen12@HOME.COM>]

Hi all,

Here's some answers and URLs on questions about solar. Since this is pretty much off-topic, please respond

to me off-list is you want additional information.



Still digesting turkey, will get around to all your other questions and comments by Sunday.



peace

norm



"Hammonds, Mark (BP Solar)" wrote:



> NREL further details the issues on silicon below http://www.nrel.gov/ncpv/pdfs/24617.pdf

>

> There are so many papers on energy payback, another good reference which groups these is

> htto://www.ecotopia.com/apollo2/pvler.htm

>

> On environmental issues the US Govt energy laboratory responsible is http://www.pv.bnl.gov

>

> This has 158 papers dating back to 1980 within

>

> Yes, acids are used during silicon cell production , yes they need careful handling. These issues are

> well recognised. Recycling of these is possible as so many things it is about economics

>

> Would also recommend the gentleman looks at

>

> paper environmentally benign solar cell manufacturing author Y.S. Tsuo and others  by Sandia National

> Labs

> http://www.sandia.gov/pv/viennapap/viennagee1.pdf

>

> On renewable resource assessment

>

>   To quote the US Energy Information Agency (their page 3) in recent House

> submission, for US renewable resources can supply about 3 times the

> installed capacity base of the US. As the biggest energy user ; similar if

> not higher numbers are available world-wide. Longer terms two of the issues

> are storage and intermittency. These can be accounted for by diversity of

> supply and it is hoped media like hydrogen.  There are many challenges ahead

> but resource availability is not one of them.

>

>  http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/speeches/pdf/1003eia.pdf

>

> Mark Hammonds

> BP Solar

>

> -Mark Hammonds

> BP Solar, PO Box 191, Chertsey Road

> Sunbury, Middlesex, England TW16 7XA

> Tel +44  1932 779543 Fax: +44  1932 762686

> Web: www.bpsolar.com

> Global Solar Partners http://www.solarpartners.org

>

> -



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