Solar panel waste is not a significant problem
Solar panel waste will not be a problem because there is so little of it. However, there is a short-term problem in some places because panel deployment is growing fast and recycling is playing catch up.
Redwood Materials debuts a digital pricing tool to streamline electric vehicle battery recycling
Redwood Materials purchases hybrid and electric vehicle lithium-ion or nickel-metal hydride battery packs to process and reintroduce anode and cathode materials into the domestic market.
Swedish battery manufacturer to open factory in Canada
Northvolt Six will use a circular economy approach in its 60 GW/h of annual cell manufacturing in Quebec, assembling batteries for the U.S. automotive market.
One research team’s approach to scaling a domestic circular lithium-ion battery economy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers continue their quest to accommodate growing electric vehicle and infrastructure demands.
Orsted to recycle all the solar modules in its U.S. portfolio
The energy giant signed an agreement with Solarcycle to recycle its crystalline silicon modules at end of life from its U.S. solar assets.
Solarcycle solar recycling specialist raises $30 million in new funding
The funds, consisting of both company equity and infrastructure financing, will be used to scale Solarcycle’s solar panel recycling capacity and expand materials remanufacturing capabilities. Solarcycle also announced $1.5 million in new funding from the DOE.
National laboratory software models lithium-ion battery supply chain
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory tool surveys how changes in costs, battery adoption scenarios, and international actions affect long-term trends in the battery supply chain.
Researchers develop solar-powered waste-to-fuel system
The University of Cambridge developed a device that converts plastics and greenhouse gases to usable fuels and products.
Sunrise brief: It takes more than recycling to establish a circular economy for solar and batteries
Also on the rise: California moves a step closer to opt-in dynamic pricing to help balance renewables. Community solar leader New York State gets another 25.4 MW across five projects. And more.
It takes more than recycling to establish a circular clean economy, says NREL
Designing renewable hardware to last longer and using fewer materials to construct it can work to bolster recycling efforts in building an effective circular economy for solar and battery technologies, according to NREL research.
