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1st Recycling Facility Powered by Recycled Solar, New US Solar Cell Factory — Clean Energy News Roundup

August 2, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, comed, Energy Storage, goodwill, Greece, lithium-ion batteries, northvolt, recycling, Solar energy, solar panel recycling, solar panels, solarcycle, solaredge, sunnova, sunnova energy, ymca

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 05:00:18 +0000

Check out the video below to find proof that renewable energy isn’t about throwing away or making more waste. SolarCycle has deployed the first-of-its-kind solar recycling facility in the country to be powered by reused solar panels. Other good news for solar in the US that is a much appreciated: … [continued]

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We Recycle Solar Expands Partnership with Renewables.org to Drive Sustainable Impact through Tax-Deductible Solar Donations

May 21, 2024 admin clean power, press releases, recycling, Solar energy, solar panel recycling

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 00:05:09 +0000

Delivering Tax Benefits and Supporting Community Access to Renewable Energy YUMA, ARIZONA — Building on the momentum of their recent successful Earth Day initiative, We Recycle Solar announced the evolution of its partnership with Renewables.org. The expanded collaboration introduces a major opportunity for commercial and utility-scale solar developers, as well … [continued]

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NREL Proof of Concept Shows Path to Easier Recycling of Solar Modules

May 2, 2024 admin clean power, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, recycling, Solar energy, solar panel recycling, solar panels, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:11:38 +0000

Use of Lasers To Melt Edges of Glass Together Eliminates Troublesome Polymers The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle, according to a proof-of-concept study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). … [continued]

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Biden–Harris Admin Announces $425 Million to Decarbonize & Manufacture Clean Energy Products in Former Coal Communities as Part of Investing in America Agenda

March 11, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, green economy, investing in america, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, press releases, recycling, Solar energy, solar panel recycling, us coal, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:04:38 +0000

Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Create Good-Paying Manufacturing Jobs, Build Clean Energy Supply Chains, and Reduce Industrial … [continued]

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Solar Panel Recycling Is About To Become BIG Business!

July 17, 2022 admin clean power, recycling, Solar energy, solar panel recycling, solar panels

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 18:30:54 +0000

A solar panel has a useful life of about 20 years. That means a lot of panels installed in the early part of this century are ready to be replaced. But what to do with them? Until now, most of them have simply been discarded in dumps and landfills because no commercially viable recycling process […]

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NREL Analysis Highlights Strategies Beyond Recycling To Bolster Circular Economy For Solar & Battery Technologies

June 30, 2022 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, ev battery recycling, ev battery recycling/reuse, lithium-ion batteries, national renewable energy lab (nrel), Solar energy, solar panel recycling

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:31:58 +0000

In a new comprehensive literature review, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) discovered that alternatives to recycling may have untapped potential to build an effective circular economy for solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery technologies. These alternative strategies, such as reducing the use of virgin materials in manufacturing, reusing for […]

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Solar Panels Going To Landfill?! German Researchers Exploring Solution

February 12, 2022 admin clean power, fraunhofer, fraunhofer csp, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar panel recycling, solar panels

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:29:25 +0000

We cover our rooftops with solar panels and encourage everyone else to do so. Australia has the highest per capita take-up of rooftop solar. However, these things have a lifespan, and there comes a time when they need to be replaced by more efficient modules. What happens to old, discarded solar panels? Many are reused, […]