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Once operational, the facility is estimated to process 100,000 tons of material annually.

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These seven solar technologies from CES 2026 reveal how automation, new materials, and recycling are reshaping the future.

Until recently, when a solar panel reached the end of its useful life—after 25 or 30 years—it probably ended up in a landfill. Any valuable materials inside it were lost. But that’s quickly changing.

If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...

This ambitious project aims to develop a completely carbon-free and circular recycling process for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. The Si-ZERO initiative is funded through a grant from the Quad Clean ...

A detailed overview of solar PV planning permission requirements to help property owners and energy managers navigate the ...

Relatively new recycling outfit Comstock Metals announced it has received permission from Nevada environmental departments to ...