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End-of-life planning is no longer theoretical. Across Europe, solar assets are entering a phase in which decommissioning must be treated as a practical and financial priority. Image: PVMRC.
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The solar sunset: why decommissioning is the industry’s next structural reckoning

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PVMRC's Michael Müller writes for PV Tech Power on the solar industry’s goal of circularity as more plants reach the end of their lifecycle.
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