Does solar energy consume natural resources that cannot be renewed?

I admit that I am confused by the question. If you mean converting the power of the sun into electriciy, then yes. The process of converting solar energy (from the sun) into electricity or heat will consume nonrenewable resources, either by making electricity with solar cells or by building homes (or other buildings) using passive solar heat. However, you can recycle both building materials and solar panel materials to low the environmental costs to both.

There is a cool site to make your own solar panels where they list resources to get used materials, such as used solar cells, for building your solar power system. Here's the link:

http://NewDIYSolar.com

Hope this helps!