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UN: Solar energy often preferable to biofuels Photograph: SenterNovem

UN: Solar energy often preferable to biofuels

Photovoltaics (PV) and solar-thermal systems are a more efficient and environmentally friendly way of tapping the sun’s energy on abandoned land than crops grown for use in liquid biofuels, according to a new UN report.

Karl-Erik Stromsta

Published: Monday, October 19 2009

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