I mean if you have free power, then yes converting it into something else even inefficiently is good. But what free power?
I know there are some geothermal plants in Iceland that capture otherwise wasted power and use it to refine aluminium, but I've never heard of countries with free power.
Norway generates 99 percent of its power through hydroelectricity. Its power is free in that there's no CO2 involved and no fossil fuels. Of course its not free; there's more to electricity than just generating it, but the prices seem cheap enough that the per capital consumption is three times that of other European states.
Norway happens to be a large producer of solar panels, too, so this example is pretty spot on.
No, because, as has been pointed out to you in another branch of this discussion, it is actually economically reasonable to build a solar cell that will yield more power than you put into building it.
Seriously dude, get over your obsession about solar panels and accept the fact that you simply didn't have your facts straight.
Mind explaining what you are talking about?
I mean if you have free power, then yes converting it into something else even inefficiently is good. But what free power?
I know there are some geothermal plants in Iceland that capture otherwise wasted power and use it to refine aluminium, but I've never heard of countries with free power.