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Can the word produce solar panel materials fast enough to keep up with demand?<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s now almost a given that solar energy is the answer for the world\u2019s energy problems. As experts have noted, it is entirely conceivable (perhaps inevitable) that solar will be the world\u2019s first choice for energy by mid-century. With regular improvements in PV technology driving cost and efficiency breakthroughs, the predictions of the amount of total energy solar will make up is constantly being revised upwards.<\/p>\n

Even those countries with a somewhat less than supportive legislative framework for renewables (any guesses?) are seeing solar growth cycles. As discussed last week<\/a>, in these cases its a matter of the politicians lagging well behind the people on this vital issue of our times.<\/p>\n

All good, but if we, like an increasing number of experts, accept that solar will make up the major part of our energy consumption by 2050, will we be able to increase our raw material capacity to cover the increased popularity of solar panels?<\/p>\n

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology asks this very question in a recent press release<\/a> which discussed findings presented in the paper \u201cProceedings of the 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference<\/em>\u201d. This study, which was co-authored by MIT graduate student Goksin Kavlak, postdoctoral associate James McNerney, Professor Robert Jaffe of physics, and Professor Jessika Trancik of engineering systems, approached the metals needed to satisfy such demand for improvements in PV technology from a historical context.<\/p>\n

The study has found the answer\u00a0depends on the panel technology.<\/p>\n

While the increase in the production of metals needed for traditional silicon-based PV using monocrystalline<\/a> and polycrystalline<\/a> silicon solar cells appears \u201cpromising\u201d according to the study, the resources needed for the newer thin film<\/a>\u00a0PV technologies may be more stretched.<\/p>\n

\u201cSilicon-based PVs look promising from a material point of view,\u201d said said Prof. Jaffe, the Morningstar Professor of Physics at MIT. \u201c The growth-rate of silicon production required to meet high deployment goals does not exceed historical norms.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However more recent thin film technologies which replace much of the silicon with metals such as cadmium telluride and copper indium gallium diselinide (abbreviated to\u00a0CIGS)\u00a0may be problematic as the need for resources climbs.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo meet even relatively small percentages of electricity demand by the year 2030, these [thin film] technologies would require historically unprecedented [metals production] growth rates.\u201d said Prof. Trancik.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A nice problem to have as solar energy continues to dominate debate on the future mix of our energy needs? Perhaps, but as the MIT study shows, this brings responsibilities and even difficulties managing the resources required for such a transition.<\/p>\n

While regular improvements in PV technology rightly take centre stage in the debate over the benefits of renewable energy over fossil fuel reliance, it would be appropriate to plan ahead for this quantum leap in need for solar energy and use findings such as those in this report to help us select the most sustainable PV technology for the world\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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