Question

Although photovoltaic solar farms appear to be a free resource with few negative impacts, there are environmental problems related to this type of renewable energy production. Which statement explains the limits to the sustainability of solar panel farms to produce electricity for a city in a more developed country?

Answer 1

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To produce electricity for a city in a developed country, photovoltaic solar farms would need to occupy a large amount of land, as the demand for electricity in developed cities is very high and this would require a high production of solar energy. The occupation of such a large piece of land could hinder the sustainability of the region and of this energy production system. This is because the occupation of large areas of land could promote the destruction of habitats, deforestation and water and soil pollution due to the hazardous materials that are used to build solar panels, such as lead, gallium arsenide, diselenide from copper-indium-gallium, among others. This would cause the production of a non-polluting type of energy, causing pollution due to its installation.