China Solar PV News Snippets
China’s 1st Module Recycling Pilot Line By SPIC Huanghe & More From Golden Solar, Daming Solar, Jiangsu Kaisheng
SPIC Huanghe launches China’s 1st PV module recycling plant; construction on Golden Solar’s HBC cell production line complete; Daming Solar breaks ground on new module manufacturing plant; Jiangsu Kaisheng starts construction on PV packaging material facility.
China Thinking About Ageing Solar & Wind Plants
NDRC Says Country To Establish Recycling System For Decommissioned PV & Wind Energy Equipment
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China has issued guidelines to set up a recycling system for decommissioned solar PV and wind power equipment, calling it the final link of development for green transformation. The world.
IEA PVPS Explores LCA Of Novel Technology
Hot Knife Delamination Tech Efficiently Recovers Aluminum & Glass During Module Recycling
A new report from the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS) under task 12 sees potential in hot knife delamination technology for solar module recycling as it efficiently recovers aluminum and glass, and separate.
Another $20 Million US Solar Funding Opportunity
Energy Department Offering Aid To Optimize Solar Energy Systems’ Lifecycle & Minimize Waste
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is offering $20 million to select projects that can help develop holistic solutions for rapid deployment of solar energy facilities across the country, while minimizing the use of materials with a focus on streamlini.
New Solar Module Recycling Process From Australia
UNSW Researchers Devise Sieving Method To Extract 99% PV Cell Particles, Including Silver
Researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) claim their patented sieving process can effectively extract 99% of PV cell particles during the recycling process for reuse, especially silver, at high efficiency within 5 to 15 minutes.
Solar Industry Must Exhibit Integrity To Manage Waste
PV Cycle’s Jan Clyncke Hails Sustainable Nature Of Solar Panels, But Says More Needs To Be Done As Huge Volumes Need To Be Recycled in Future
As the world is increasingly adopting solar power to meet its electricity and decarbonization needs and is in need of gigantic volumes of PV panels to be installed and dismantled over the years to come, PV Cycle Managing Director Jan Clyncke believ.
New Method For Thin-Film PV Recycling
Chalmers Scientists Reveal Process To Recover 100% Silver From Thin-Film Solar Cells Using Midsummer Equipment
Researchers from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology propose a ‘kinder’ and more environmentally friendly way, though longer, to recover 100% of silver and about 85% of indium from copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells using Midsummer’s cells for the experiment.
Status of Solar Module Recycling
Video: Jan Clyncke From PV Cycle Provided Update On PV Panel Recycling During TaiyangNews Conference
During the 1st TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Solar & Sustainability 2023, we also looked into solar module recycling – and had one of the pioneers in this field sharing his experience: Jan Clyncke, Managing Director of PV Cycle, the fir.
Getting Ready For Large Scale Solar Module Recycling
Video: JinkoSolar’s Roy Bi Presented About Sustainable Modules Made By World Leading Solar Module Manufacturer At TAiyangNews Solar & Sustainability Conference
JinkoSolar is preparing for something that will be huge in a few years – and better be looked into now by the module manufacturing industry.
JinkoSolar PV Module Recycling Pilot Plant In Operation
JinkoSolar’s Roy Bi Says Leading Solar Module Maker Ready To Expand New Module Recycling Pilot Line As Solar Waste Grows In Future
At the recently concluded TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Solar & Sustainability, JinkoSolar’s Global Product Solution Manager Roy Bi discussed the various measures the vertically integrated solar module manufacturer is deploying to operate in a sustainable way.
$30 Million Funding For US Based Solar Recycling Firm
Solarcycle Raises $30 Million Series A Funding From A Host Of Investors To Be Used To Rapidly Build Recycling Infrastructure In US & Beyond
Solar recycling company Solarcycle says it is on track to install capacity to recycle 1 million solar panels annually by the end of 2023 and open a vertically integrated, advanced recycling factory in Odessa, Texas, with capability to process million.
March 30, 2023: Solar & Sustainability Conference 2023
World-leading PV Stakeholders at TaiyangNews 1st Solar & Sustainability Conference
TaiyangNews Solar & Sustainability Conference March 30, 2023 As the solar industry is growing rapidly and massive volumes of solar systems are being installed around the world, its key that sustainability topics are not forgotten.
PV Recycling Market Worth $80 Billion By 2050
Rystad Energy: Solar PV Recycled Materials To Account For 6% Of PV Investments By 2040
As solar PV waste is estimated to balloon to 27 million tons a year by 2040, Rystad Energy believes it could be a market worth over $2.7 billion in 2030 and grow to $80 billion by 2050, up from $170 million in 2022, thanks to proliferation of the utility scale solar segment.
Australian Funding Support For Solar Recycling Projects
NSW Government’s AUD 7.4 Million To Help Establish Solar Module & Battery Recycling Facilities
Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) has announced funding of close to AUD 7.4 million for the construction of solar panel and battery recycling facilities, estimating these will help save over 12,000 additional tons from ending up in landfills every year.
19.7% Efficiency For ‘Recycled’ PERC Cell
Fraunhofer ISE & Partners Recycle Silicon From Discarded Modules To Produce New PERC Solar Cells
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 19.7% for PERC solar cells made out of purified silicon and wafers that came from 100% recycled silicon, on an industrial scale from discarded modules.
Funding Proposals Sought For End-Of-Life PV Panel Issues
Research Proposals Addressing End-Of-Life Solar PV Panel Issues Along With Technology Improvements In Advanced Silicon, Tandem Silicon & New Materials Sought By ARENA For AUD 15 Million Funding
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is seeking research proposals to explore end-of-life issues for solar PV panels, ways to increase their efficiency and lowering their costs.
MNRE Invites Project Proposals For Solar Research
New & Renewable Energy Ministry In India Invites Project Proposals For Research, Development & Demonstration In Solar PV & Solar Thermal Energy
India's government seems to be taking adequate interest in furthering the scope of solar energy in the country beyond installations and hence has invited project proposals from stakeholders to conduct in-depth research.
