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Tony Ryan's avatar

Hence my confusion. We need to know which brands.

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The Underdog's avatar

No brand of solar panels detail what they contain. The 18 manufacturers who produce CdTe solar panels is listed in one of the earlier paragraphs, although they don't exclusively manufacture CdTe. As the last paragraph notes, there's no way to easily identify them unless the manufacturer discloses it.

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Tony Ryan's avatar

Well done. Now i am wondering about my solar panels and the cadmium and copper in my region. I guess I better shut up.

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The Underdog's avatar

Your comment reminds me I missed an important context in the article. A subtle one.

CdTe solar panels only make up about 8% of all solar panels in the US.

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Sage's avatar

Nice one! A thorough investigation, Mr Dog!

Lots to think about.

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