The environmental impact of solar panels

What is the environmental impact of a photovoltaic, thermal or hybrid solar panel and how it is it measured? There are several environmental impact assessment methods out there, the best-known ones being the Carbon Footprint® (“Bilan Carbone®” in French) the Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA), and the Simplified Carbon Evaluation (“Évaluation Carbone Simplifiée” in French). The environmental … Continue reading The environmental impact of solar panels