A comprehensive new report from IEA PVPS Task 12 reveals how countries around the world are managing the growing volumes of end-of-life solar modules, implementing regulations and scaling recycling ...

With Europe and Australia facing a significant wave of end-of-life solar panels, researchers point to silver recovery as the ...

Photovoltaic module recycling has emerged as a critical component of sustainable energy systems, driven by the rapid expansion of solar installations worldwide and the finite availability of key ...

Recycling pickup and routing technology firm is using technology from Quectel Wireless Solutions. Quectel modules used by Sensoneo are built to withstand the tough and demanding waste and recycling ...

Laminate pulled from a solar panel before recycling by US recycling firm Solarcycle. Image: Solarcycle. This week, the European Council confirmed that solar module manufacturers will bear ...

The solar module recycling initiative was first announced in April 2024 with AUS$5.5 million in funding. Image: Mick de Brenni (LinkedIn). The Queensland government launched a new solar module ...

Our connected consumer society generates a lot of electronic waste, around 50 million tonnes per year worldwide. It is even currently the waste that shows the strongest growth from one year to the ...

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 ...

India’s solar sector currently faces two major problems— growing waste, and the fact that domestic manufacturing is vulnerable to geopolitical risks. To manage these issues, the country needs to ...