Australia’s very first solar panel recycling facility is up and running in Thomastown, Melbourne. The plant was completed in September 2020 by Melbourne-based co-operative Lotus Energy. The establishment reportedly recycles 100% of end-of-life photovoltaic modules using no chemical substances. The process recovers all the PV’s associated materials – inverters, cables, optimizers, mounting structures, etc. Gerard […]
Australia’s First Solar Panel Recycling Plant in Operation
Lotus Energy, Australia’s first solar panel recycling facility in Thomastown, Melbourne, is now in operation. The plant recycles 100 percent of end-of-life solar PV modules using no chemicals. Solar panels typically have a shelf-life of two to three decades, but are very challenging to recycle due to the hazardous metals added to the silicon of the cells to improve their efficacy. Lotus […]