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Markets & Policy
Australian state opens consultation on mandatory solar panel recycling scheme The New South Wales government has opened consultation on a proposal to introduce a mandatory solar panel recycling scheme that would require brand owners to take financial responsibility for end-of-life solar waste.
David Carroll
Sep 22, 2026
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Research & Development
Laser-based PV recycling method demonstrates high silicon, silver recovery Dutch researchers have developed a nanosecond laser-assisted recycling (LARS) process that opens silicon PV modules while simultaneously stripping their anti-reflective coating, recovering silicon at up to 99.998% purity in lab tests.
Brian Publicover
Sep 16, 2026
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Research & Development
Europe’s PV waste could yield up to 63 GW of new solar capacity Recovering silicon from Europe’s end-of-life solar panels won’t meaningfully cut import reliance unless the region’s ingot and wafer manufacturing base grows to absorb it, a SINTEF Industry researcher tells pv magazine.
Brian Publicover
Sep 07, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Sweden could face 150,000 metric tons of end-of-life panels annually Sweden decommissioned just 17 metric tons (MT) of solar panels in 2021, but a new industry roadmap warns that figure could reach 150,000 MT per year by around 2060, and says current recycling and reuse systems are not yet equipped to handle it.
Brian Publicover
Aug 25, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Report alleges U.S. solar recycling is mostly landfilling, offshoring in disguise A new white paper from Sustainable Source Studios cites regulatory filings, industry disclosures and IEA lifecycle datasets in concluding that most U.S. solar module recycling yields degraded, landfilled, or offshored material.
Ben Zientara
Aug 21, 2026
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Research & Development
The silicon recycling loop remains open Retrieving silicon from end-of-life PV modules for reuse in solar applications relies heavily on small improvements. As scientists continue to chase that decimal point, AI and robotic labs might beat them to the goal.
Lior Kahana
Jul 20, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Documenting risk PV projects rarely fail because of vision, permitting or demand issues. They fail because of missing proof. Documentation gaps are becoming a key source of financing and execution risk. Intertek CEA Chief operating officer Jeffrey Burkett sees a clear pattern across the market: technically sound and commercially viable projects are still unable to close financing. Not due to fundamental flaws, but because critical documentation was not built up along the way.
Jeffrey Burkett
Jul 06, 2026