Featured in Solar says… – 08-2017

Backsheets and end of life

Backsheets: Crucial for module durability and quality, but sometimes overlooked, backsheet composition may play a crucial role when it comes to module end of life. Implications of backsheet composition for recycling are revealed in a new study.

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Jonathan Gifford

09 Aug 2017

Since February 2014, the collection, transport, and treatment of PV modules once they’ve reached end of life (EoL) is regulated in each EU country. The regulations are in line with the revised – in EU jargon ‘recast’ – Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, enacted in mid-2012. While only four EU member states have …

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