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- Recycling plant reducing solar panels to raw materials opens in Queensland Mon, 7 Oct 24, 1:24pmThe Pan Pacific plant on Brisbane's southern fringe is expected to take apart the panels, recycling each individual element, which is "essential to the future of renewable energy in Australia".
- A Queensland-first solar panel recycling plant to stop 240,000 panels going into landfill annually Mon, 7 Oct 24, 1:24pmThe Pan Pacific plant on Brisbane's southern fringe is expected to take apart the panels, recycling each individual element, which is "essential to the future of renewable energy in Australia".
- Premature replacement of landfill-polluting solar panels driven by rising power costs, researchers warn Thu, 8 Jun 23, 6:04amResearchers say rising electricity costs are pushing some home owners to replace their solar panels prematurely, increasing the need for bespoke recycling facilities to avoid them going to waste.
- Premature replacement of solar panels polluting landfill driven by rising power costs, researchers warn Thu, 8 Jun 23, 6:04amResearchers say rising electricity costs are pushing some home owners to replace their solar panels prematurely, increasing the need for bespoke recycling facilities to avoid them going to waste.
- Thousands of solar panels are being thrown away as the clean energy shift accelerates. Recycling them isn't easy Sun, 22 Jan 23, 7:16amUsed solar panels cannot go into landfill, but recycling them is difficult and the profit margins are slim. Now, researchers say they have found an easy way to refine a substance from the panels that is worth more than...
- There's a substance in solar panels worth more than $60,000 per kilo. So why are profit margins slim in the solar recycling industry? Sun, 22 Jan 23, 7:16amUsed solar panels cannot go into landfill, but recycling them is difficult and the profit margins are slim. Now, researchers say they have found an easy way to refine a substance from the panels that is worth more than...
- Inside the race to make recycling solar panels more profitable Sun, 22 Jan 23, 7:16amUsed solar panels cannot go into landfill, but recycling them is difficult and the profit margins are slim. Now, researchers say they have found an easy way to refine a substance from the panels that is worth more than...
- Charging stations and art: How these solar panels are being diverted from landfill Thu, 5 Jan 23, 12:44pmOld solar panels with plenty of electricity still to give are being saved from landfill and reused by a not-for-profit organisation determined to address what is set to become a major waste issue.
- Push to stop solar panels being dumped in landfills Wed, 22 Dec 21, 4:19pmThe race is on to establish a solar panel recycling industry before the renewable energy source's green credentials go to waste.
- Thousands of electric cars and home batteries are being recalled in Australia. This is what's happening to the waste Mon, 25 Oct 21, 6:21amAustralians may have only just started buying electric cars and household batteries – but several product recalls are showing that a national plan for dealing with renewable energy waste may already be needed.
- Hello poo-powered dairies, goodbye recycling bins: The region emerging as a green hub Sun, 1 Aug 21, 10:41amThe New South Wales south coast is powering ahead when it comes to alternative energy projects, with solar farms, and dairies soon to be powered by poo, plus a state-of-the-art recycling machine to eliminate the need for...
- Recycling a retired solar panel Fri, 9 Jul 21, 11:00amAs more Victorians install solar panels, solar experts suggest we need to think ahead to how they can be recycled once they retire, or we will end up with an e-waste problem.
- What happens to solar panels once they've reached end-of-life? Mon, 7 Jun 21, 2:39pmExperts fear the solar industry and governments have failed to make an environmentally-friendly plan for solar panels once they're ready to be tossed. Rosie King reports.
- Solar panels only have a lifespan of 10-25 years. So what happens to them once they expire? Sun, 6 Jun 21, 11:14amSolar panels are considered to be an environmentally friendly way to make electricity. But most only last a decade and then end up in landfill, despite being recyclable.
- Solar uptake could overwhelm WA network Sat, 30 Nov 19, 8:00amThe WA energy market operator is warning that the state could be at risk of blackouts if the grid is overwhelmed by the uptake of solar panels.