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Hi Forum Folks: I've been cogitating on writing an Op Ed with the subject, "How Many IC Cars does it take to make a 1 MW solar PV array?"  My hypothesis is that IC cars have an abundance of the mineral resources to smelt down and build solar arrays, probably 90% of what is needed, glass, steel, iron, plastic, rubber, copper, aluminum, etc.  And the solar PV can provide the smelting electricity to provide the mineral resources.  Steel/iron foundation pilings, iron racking, aluminum racking and panel frames, glass, copper, plastic, stainless steel bolts, rubber, etc. etc.  Another option, "how many diesel school buses does it take....?"  

This kills two birds at a time, eliminating the polluting, destructive automobiles and providing most of the resources for solar. Just drive them to the smelter! 

Any of you engineers, technicians willing to help calculate the breakdowns of the materials, in the cars, in the 1000 kW ground solar array?  Feel free to run with it anyway.  Just thinking.  Steve  :-)

Hi Forum Folks: I've been cogitating on writing an Op Ed with the subject, "How Many IC Cars does it take to make a 1 MW solar PV array?"  My hypothesis is that IC cars have an abundance of the mineral resources to smelt down and build solar arrays, probably 90% of what is needed, glass, steel, iron, plastic, rubber, copper, aluminum, etc.  And the solar PV can provide the smelting electricity to provide the mineral resources.  Steel/iron foundation pilings, iron racking, aluminum racking and panel frames, glass, copper, plastic, stainless steel bolts, rubber, etc. etc.  Another option, "how many diesel school buses does it take....?"  

This kills two birds at a time, eliminating the polluting, destructive automobiles and providing most of the resources for solar. Just drive them to the smelter! 

Any of you engineers, technicians willing to help calculate the breakdowns of the materials, in the cars, in the 1000 kW ground solar array?  Feel free to run with it anyway.  Just thinking.  Steve  :-)