Featured in Fork to the future – 09-2021

Rethinking solar sustainability

There’s more to solar sustainability than recycling, energy intensity, and materials, argues Jan Mastny, a PV industry veteran and the head of global sales, wind and solar, for Studer Cables AG. He argues for the notion of sustainability within PV to be radically expanded.
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  When using the word sustainability in the PV industry, most industry participants would relate it to the technical or quality aspects of a PV system, along with the commercial (bankability) aspect. However, these are just two elements of sustainability. We must examine more aspects for the unique PV industry, including political sustainability, corporate sustainability, …

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