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A major multinational glass company has verified that the crushed glass produced from used solar modules by Solarcycle can be used to make high-quality PV glass sheets, which has never been proven before, the PV recycling firm’s CEO has revealed exclusively to PV Tech Premium.

At present, there are limited studies on the processes of decommissioning solar projects and cost estimates vary wildly.

US-based PV recycling firm Solarcycle has announced plans to build a recycled solar glass manufacturing facility in Polk County, Georgia.

Korean-owned solar manufacturer Qcells has signed an agreement with Texas-based solar module recycling firm Solarcycle to recycle Qcells’ decommissioned modules in the US.

Astronergy Country Manager for Brazil, Eduardo Gama Tamburus, has shared the background to the company’s establishment of a green supply chain during a panel discussion at Energyear Brazil.

The European Commission has targeted a 90% share of EU electricity consumption by 2040 to come from renewables – mostly solar and wind – and complemented by nuclear energy, according to a leaked draft first obtained by French media Contexte.

“Every year, we see more attention from our customers, for whom this is becoming more at the top of their minds. Usually in PV, it’s been volume price and spec of the product. But now it's also how do we make that product, besides pure performance,” says Cemil Seber, VP of global marketing at REC Solar.

Located in Tamil Nadu, the manufacturing plant produces First Solar’s Series 7 thin film cadmium telluride (CdTe) modules.

The US arm of French renewables developer EDF Renewables has commenced operations at the first phase of the Fox Squirrel solar PV plant in Ohio along with its Canadian energy company partner, Enbridge.

Trina Solar has obtained Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification from UL Solutions for its high-efficiency Vertex N 700W, N 610W and 670W modules, the products simultaneously being certified by EPD Italy.