Qcells says that his new Ecorecycle facility in the US state of Georgia Aluminum, Glass, Silver and Copper will remove from used solar modules and process it for reuse.
Qcells, a South Korean solar manufacturer with facilities in the United States and Malaysia, has announced the launch of Ecorecycle by Qcells, with its first recycling operation planned for Cartersville, Georgia.
At full capacity, the first facility of Ecorecycle can recycle around 250 MW solar panels annually, or around 500,000 panels per year, the company reports. Qcells is Plan to produce 3.3 GW van Zonnemodules in Cartersville, Georgia.
“With this new company, Qcells will come forward as the very first crystalline silicon (C-SI) solar panel producer that has a complete value chain, both the production of the solar panel and the recycling on American soil,” said Kelly Weger, Senior Director of Sustainability at Qcells. “Effective management of solar waste is essential to guarantee the sustainability and resilience of the clean energy sector in the long term.”
Ecorecycle removes aluminum, glass, silver and copper from used solar modules and processes them for reuse. The Cartersville factory is the first many recycling plants, because Qcell’s plans announced to go nationwide.
Ecorecycle focuses on three important initiatives:
- Offering a cost-saving take-back service with low recycling costs, which guarantees seamless, affordable and responsible removal of solar panel.
- Promoting own high-pure source separation technology to maximize material recovery, reuse and durability in recycling solar energy.
- Reducing carbon emissions in the production of solar panels through the use of recycled resources, strengthening the domestic supply chain and promoting a circular solar economy.
“As the US switches to a more sustainable and self-reliant solar industry, Ecorecycle is dedicated by Qcells to pioneering innovative recycling technologies that not only reduce the impact of the environment, but also create economic opportunities,” said Jung-Kwon Hong, head of Qcells. “Through strategic investments and advanced solutions, we position ourselves as a leader in the circular economy, so that solar energy remains a truly renewable and responsible power source.”
With many PV systems that are now starting to reach their end of life, there is growing concern about what happens to solar panels if they are no longer useful. The American market is expected to On a second largest number of dismantled panels In the world, with an estimated 10 million in total tons of panels, according to the EPA.
Recycling facilities on solar energy spread throughout the country, in step with the states that determine legislation to oblige the recycling of solar energy. Texas, for example the fastest growing tanning state, which is expected to add 41 GW solar zon for the next five years, recently, an account approved This requires recycling for dismantled solar and wind projects.
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