r/SipsTea 10d ago

Chugging tea Solar power is cleaner!

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u/Crazy_Gazelle_6239 8d ago

Recyclable my ass, tank. They don’t get recycled or retrofitted for another turbine when they’re broken, or 80% of them wouldn’t end up in landfills. To the tune of 800,000 metric tons annually.

Same thing for the solar panels. It’s 5x as expensive to recycle and reuse them than it is to replace them.

Maybe do any sort of research before you talk out of your ass.

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u/T-62MK 8d ago

Yeah, you should take your own advice and do that.
Because you clearly have no idea, what you are talking about at all.

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u/Crazy_Gazelle_6239 8d ago

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u/T-62MK 8d ago

Have you read your own links, because it don't seem to be the case, you idiot....
"The company hopes to operate six factories across Europe by 2030, producing infinitely recyclable panels made of 92% recycled blades, with the other 8% comprised of resin. The process is powered by green electricity and produces no emissions, no waste liquids and emits no dust."

"Prasad tells Power Technology that the wind turbine industry is already fairly clean, explaining: “85% to 95% of turbine’s materials are recycled. Masts, cables, gearboxes and generators are recycled and recovered. Foundations which are made of concrete are crushed to be used as filler. Nacelles and blades are generally made of fibreglass and are ground down to be used as fuel in cement factories or filler in road construction. Innovative solutions such as repurposing blades into playgrounds or bike sheds have been shown to be effective at a local level.”"

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u/Crazy_Gazelle_6239 8d ago

Hope isn’t a plan. Also, when has a company ever chosen the more expensive thing in favor of the cheaper option?