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Eliminates Greenhouse
Gases
An Average 6 kW system will reduce pollution significantly with annual
reductions of:
- CARBON
DIOXIDE
by 17,000 lbs.
- SULFUR
DIOXIDE by 44 lbs.
- NITROUS
OXIDE by 32 lbs.
Reduces local air
pollution
Use of solar electric systems decreases the amount of local air
pollution. With a decrease in the amount of kerosene used for lighting,
there is a corresponding reduction in the amount of local pollution
produced. Solar rural electrification also decreases the amount of
electricity needed from small diesel generators.
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Conserves energy
Solar electricity for the Third World is an effective energy
conservation program because it conserves costly conventional power for
urban areas, town market centers, and industrial and commercial uses,
leaving decentralized PV-generated power to provide the lighting and
basic electrical needs of the majority of the developing world's rural
populations.
Reduces need for dry-cell
battery disposal
Small dry-cell batteries for flashlights and radios are used throughout
the non electrified world. Most of these batteries are disposable
lead-acid cells which are not recycled. The lead from disposed dry-cells
leaches into ground, contaminating the soil and water. Solar rural
electrification dramatically decreases the need for disposable dry-cell
batteries. Over 12 billion
dry-cell batteries were sold in 1993.
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