Solar panels offset greenhouse gas emissions

According to a study published in Environmental Science & Technology, the impacts of a rare greenhouse gas (nitrogen trifluoride, or NF3) used to make thin-film photovoltaic panels are offset in under four months by the emissions-free power generation of the panels, according to a Jan. 25 GreenSource report.

This is an important finding in the light of the climate bill and cap and trade. Read a Glass Magazinearticle on the subject.

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