@Lyle @doonxib @db @sickburnbro I'm watching his video 'Should You Really Use Solar Panels?' right now. Cool channel.

>the heat absorbed in doing so lowers the conversion as well as the lifespan of the panel.
that's not dependent on UV specifically. Rather they heat up in the sun (obvious) but they can't cool down enough in the summer, so they reach higher temperatures.

>The solution would be to add heatsinks and fans behind the panels
I think some firms are also exploring adding solar water heaters behind them, basically you watercool your panels and also gather heat for your home. Definitely less efficient.

If I lived in an area where my solar panels constantly overheat, I'd probably just put more of them on my roof so I can make more money instead of maximizing a single panel. But this is an edge case anyway.

>They cannot even be recycled and end up in landfills
I don't like this argument at all, because practically anything could be recycled and also americans say the same thing about wind turbines, but other countries DO recycle those. And the US not doing it is largely caused by the anti-renewables attitude from fossil lobbyists (not saying wind and solar don't have those too, of course)

>My dad lives offgrid and bought solar, but tells me all the time about the problems he has with them.
Then he probably DIYed his system right? I think that can cause a lot of issues if you don't know what you're doing, and also there are a lot of scalpers in the market that sell terrible chinese components for excessive prices. Those are nothing but trouble.