I recently sat down with SOLARCYCLE CEO Suvi Sharma to discuss the fascinating history of the solar market as well as the next key task for the industry — recycling solar panels. Suvi shared how SOLARCYCLE is leading the charge and working hard to recycle solar panels thoroughly and correctly, … [continued]
Google Gemini generated this infographic to visualize the scale of energy waste, contrasting the contained, inert "managed matter" of renewables against the massive, uncontainable volume of atmospheric pollution released by fossil fuels.
Claims about wind turbines and solar panels filling landfills are circulating again, often framed as a rediscovered flaw in clean energy that somehow offsets its benefits. The argument is familiar. Wind turbine blades are large, solar panels contain glass and metals, and at the end of their lives these materials … [continued]
In a significant move that highlights the importance of sustainability within the solar sector, OnePlanet has secured a substantial financial foundation to build its flagship solar panel recycling facility in Green Cove Springs, Florida. With a freshly closed $7 million seed funding round and an additional $14.5 million in federal … [continued]
Researchers have designed a new silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell to maximize solar conversion efficiency and lifecycle sustainability together.
SOLARCYCLE’s recently announced 5GW solar panel recycling facility in Georgia will be able to recover “up to 99%” of the materials, some of which will end up as feedstock for the company’s nearby solar glass factory. The new recycling plant will initially have the capacity to recycle 2 million solar … [continued]
Check out the video below to find proof that renewable energy isn’t about throwing away or making more waste. SolarCycle has deployed the first-of-its-kind solar recycling facility in the country to be powered by reused solar panels. Other good news for solar in the US that is a much appreciated: … [continued]
Delivering Tax Benefits and Supporting Community Access to Renewable Energy YUMA, ARIZONA — Building on the momentum of their recent successful Earth Day initiative, We Recycle Solar announced the evolution of its partnership with Renewables.org. The expanded collaboration introduces a major opportunity for commercial and utility-scale solar developers, as well … [continued]
The use of a laser to weld the edges of glass together can help make solar panels easier to recycle at the end of their lifespan. Graphic by Al Hicks
Use of Lasers To Melt Edges of Glass Together Eliminates Troublesome Polymers The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle, according to a proof-of-concept study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). … [continued]
Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Create Good-Paying Manufacturing Jobs, Build Clean Energy Supply Chains, and Reduce Industrial Emissions LOUISVILLE, COLO. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $425 million in funding to reduce industrial emissions and advance clean energy manufacturing essential to the U.S. energy … [continued]
EtaVolt in Singapore says it has a way to rejuvenate older solar panels to make them perform as new. Now it needs to back up its claims.
