Old solar panels contain silicon, which can be recovered and processed to make new solar cells, according to a news release from Fraunhofer ISE, one of Germany’s finest scientific organizations.Continue Reading
Solar energy is a rapidly growing market, which should be good news for the environment. Unfortunately there’s a catch. The replacement rate of solar panels is growing faster than expected,Continue Reading
Italian PV module recycling consortium La Mia Energia says the Photo Voltaic Panel Mobile Recycling Device (PV-MoReDe) it has developed can almost completely recover raw materials including furnace-ready glass, silicon,Continue Reading
Recycling is something that First Solar has been working on for years. They started out by charging customers a small recycling fee with the purchase price of the module. WithContinue Reading
