http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power
Greenhouse gases
The
Life-cycle greenhouse-gas emissions of solar power are in the range of 22 to 46 g/
kWh depending on if solar thermal or solar PV is being analyzed, respectively. With this potentially being decreased to 15 g/kWh in the future. For comparison (of weighted averages), a
combined cycle gas-fired power plant emits some 400-599 g/kWh, an oil-fired power plant 893 g/kWh, a coal-fired power plant 915-994 g/kWh or with
carbon capture and storage some 200 g/kWh, and a
geothermal high-temp. power plant 91-122 g/kWh.The life cycle emission intensity of
hydro,
wind and
nuclear power are lower than solar's as of 2011 as published by the IPCC, and discussed in the article
Life-cycle greenhouse-gas emissions of energy sources. Similar to all energy sources were their total life cycle emissions primarily lay in the construction and transportation phase, the switch to
low carbon power in the manufacturing and transportation of solar devices would further reduce carbon emissions. BP Solar owns two factories built by Solarex (one in Maryland, the other in Virginia) in which all of the energy used to manufacture solar panels is produced by solar panels. A 1-kilowatt system eliminates the burning of approximately 170 pounds of coal, 300 pounds of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere, and saves up to 105 gallons of water consumption monthly.
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