Until recently, when a solar panel reached the end of its useful life—after 25 or 30 years—it probably ended up in a landfill. Any valuable materials inside it were lost. But that’s quickly changing.

European industry association PV Cycle estimates a 10 MW solar site will eventually produce 700 tons of waste material. It is becoming increasingly clear that PV modules need end-of-life protocols – ...

In a major breakthrough for the solar industry, Heliene will make solar panels using SOLARCYCLE‘s ultra-low carbon solar glass made of recycled solar panel materials. The North American solar panel ...

China’s researchers are moving closer to creating building materials to generate their own clean power. Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are emerging as a promising solution, combining ...

Researchers from Aalto University in Finland demonstrated a proof-of-concept of laser-processed glass to be used as a type of solar concentrator for building integrated PV (BIPV) applications. The ...