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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Solar power is booming. Global photovoltaic capacity grew from 1.4 GW in 2000 to 760 GW in 2020, and solar power now generates almost 4% of the world’s electricity, according to the International ...

Bangladesh started deploying its first solar panels in the early 2000s and now some of these modules are close to the end of their lifecycles, which means they will have to be recycled. However, the ...

The Stubbo solar PV plant in central-west New South Wales first started generating power earlier this year. Image: Acen Australia. Acen Australia has committed to recycling around one million solar ...

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 ...