Germany could generate over 600,000 tonnes of PV module waste by 2030
A recent study by the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics (Fraunhofer CSP), commissioned by the German Mineral Resources…
Taiwan adds carbon-footprint requirement to high-efficiency PV module standard
Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) has updated its voluntary high-efficiency PV module specification to include…
End-of-life solar module recycling unviable if material diversity is not considered
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Gdansk University of Technology and Polish Academy of Sciences…
New PV module recycling tech achieves 97.75% silicon recovery for electrode production
A research team in India has developed a novel recycling process to recover silicon and native silica (SiO₂)…
PV module recycling tech based on heavy liquid separation, metal chloride etching
A research group in China has developed a new recycling process for end-of-life crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV modules…
Solar panel recycling yet to close cost gap before waste surge
Recycling a utility-scale solar module in the United States costs between $15 and $45. Sending it to landfill…