Speaking at the TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Solar & Sustainability, Imco Goudswaard, Sustainability Lead at US headquartered solar backsheet producer Endurans was of the view that backsheet material choices made today will have a big impact in 30 years. In his presentation, Circular Backsheets- Protecting PV Panels and Planet, Goudwaards said that traditional backsheets are likely to end up in landfills with a 500 kton/year volume by 2050 without being recycled, but Endurans Solar's HP circular backsheets can be recycled using high efficiency pyrolysis and reused.
The Conference took place on 30 March 2023 and viewed solar & sustainability from different angles – corporate decarbonization strategies, low carbon vertically integrated module manufacturing and CO2 certification, to sustainable product sourcing, module recycling, and repowering of PV plants.