Moving towards a clean energy future

When I imagine our clean energy future, I imagine it as amazing. I picture cleaner air, better health, cheaper, more efficient energy, and most importantly, an end to planet-heating emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.We will have to figure out how to recycle the materials in solar panels. This is a problem but it has a solution. Estimates are that the value of recyclable materials from solar panels will balloon in the next several years at the same time as technological advancements will make it easier to extract valuable materials from old panels. Together, these developments will make solar panel recycling into a profitable venture.Wind turbines, solar panels and storage batteries require mined minerals; however, once we’ve fully transitioned to clean energy , the need for mined materials ends, as the fuel (wind and sunshine) is provided by nature and…

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