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- Dutch team 'back from the ashes' of 2019 fire to win World Solar Challenge Thu, 28 Aug 25, 2:02pmDutch team Brunel has been crowned the winners of the 2025 World Solar Challenge after a five-day marathon race across the Australian outback.
- Futuristic homemade cars zoom through the outback in the name of science Wed, 27 Aug 25, 6:45amSolar-powered vehicles designed by university students from around the world have descended on the Northern Territory's remote outback, bringing a sense of science fiction to the sparse landscape as they race from Darwin...
- Millions of panels dumped as solar upgrades rise Thu, 12 Jun 25, 6:05amMore than 8 million solar panels will be decommissioned annually in the coming years, as batteries drive the next solar wave. With only about 10 per cent of panels recycled, waste is a major issue, with many stockpiled, sent...
- Solar waste problem looms following rooftop panel boom Thu, 12 Jun 25, 6:05amMore than 8 million solar panels will be decommissioned annually in the coming years, as batteries drive the next solar wave. With only about 10 per cent of panels recycled, waste is a major issue, with many stockpiled, sent...
- Solar panels piling up as Queensland recycling plant delayed Fri, 28 Mar 25, 6:01amA central Queensland facility stockpiling solar panels says its materials recovery site will not be operational until 2026. It comes as experts call for greater regulation to support the emerging sector.
- 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.