🔄FROM THE ARCHIVE: Tons of solar panels installed in the early 2000s are reaching the end of their lifecycles, posing a serious problem for the industry to contend with. Current solar panel disposal practices are far from being environmentally friendly.
Solar panel recycling could mitigate the risk that they pose, and luckily, effective methods do exist., has facilities that can extract 90 percent of the material in the panels, which is then recycled back into new solar panels or electronics. Veolia, a French waste company, has opened the first plant in Europe solely dedicated to recycling solar cells. The problem is persuading companies to use these methods, instead of opting for the cheaper method of tossing panels into landfills.
Currently, China and the U.S. are the largest users of solar panels, but only Europe has taken measures to hold manufacturers responsible for their waste. The European Union requires solar companies to collect and recycle their panels, with thethe selling price. This way, the panels’ waste and impact on the environment is minimized with only a marginal increase in solar panel price for consumers. The U.S. and China aren’t poised to adopt a similar mandate anytime soon.
. Instead of silicon crystals, perovskite solar cells are made of metal crystals, usually lead. The raw materials and synthesis for lead perovskite cells are much cheaper than the high-purity silicon needed for traditional solar panels. This means they are much more cost-effective to make. China is actually making them with lead fromThere are only a few ways to make silicon solar cells, but there are many ways to make perovskite cells, yielding unique solar panels for different applications.
. And there's no need to worry about the lead content, either. Research already shows that perovskite cells based on nontoxic metals like tin or germanium are approaching the efficiency of the ones with lead.future as society transitions away from fossil fuels. As a result, we can expect increased production of solar panels in the coming decades, and potentially, large amounts of hazardous waste to boot.
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