A European consortium, coordinated by Norway-based research firm Sintef, aims to achieve a recycling rate of 70 to 90% for key end-of-life (EoL) solar panel materials, including silicon, metals, glass ...
Researchers from Poland’s AGH University of Krakow and Singapore’s Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) have developed a novel method for recycling crystalline silicon PV panels. Their ...
As the world faces urgent climate challenges, governments worldwide are pledging to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, ...
Lithium Universe confirmed it will pursue deeper research to help extract more critical minerals via recycling. Image: Lithium Universe. Western Australia’s Lithium Universe has secured the commercial ...
As the global demand for solar energy continues to rise, so too does the imperative to address the eventual disposal and resource recovery from end‐of‐life photovoltaic modules. Photovoltaic module ...
Photovoltaic (PV) modules constitute a critical component in the global renewable energy landscape. However, their long‐term performance is often compromised by degradation phenomena that stem from ...
The researchers found that the 50-50 recycled modules performed as well as the panels made with virgin glass. Image: Solarcycle US solar PV recycling firm, Solarcycle, has produced a pilot module ...
Solar photovoltaic module provider Heliene, based in Canada with a manufacturing facility in the U.S. in Minnesota, will purchase “ultra-low carbon glass” that uses recycled materials from retired ...
VIRGINIA CITY, Nev., May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Comstock Inc. (NYSE American: LODE) announced today that its subsidiary, Comstock Metals LLC (“Comstock Metals”), a pioneer in sustainable, ...
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It is time we focused on solar PV waste disposal
The global shift towards sustainability is accelerating, with the solar energy sector playing a crucial role in this transformation. Solar Photovoltaic (PV) technology is widely used to generate ...
As governments push towards greener energy, solar power use has surged. Now breakthroughs in material science, cell design, and recycling are reshaping its future, one molecule at a time. Photovoltaic ...
India is projected to generate approximately 11,221 kilotonnes (kt) of cumulative solar PV module waste by 2047 (Tyagi et al. 2025). Such high volumes of waste pose a significant challenge for waste ...
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