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Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, but they contain valuable metals, including silver and copper. With a surge of expired panels expected soon, companies are emerging that seek to recycle the reusable materials and keep the panels out of landfills.
by Jon Hurdle
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Making solar panel recycling more commonplace will require a mix of technological advances, economic incentives and smart policies at the state and federal levels.
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From recycling to materials reuse to circular design, these strategies can create valuable and profitable opportunities, too.
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The current design makes blades difficult to recycle, but innovators are experimenting with ways to repurpose them for things such as playgrounds or to make them from different materials that can be reused at end of life.
by Sarah Golden
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As the renewables market accelerates, can we find a way to make PV cells sustainable?
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Dow is looking to lead on the circular economy — not so much on moving away from fossil fuels.
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Sponsored: Sustainability was a critical component of the innovative technologies shared at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Here are three takeaways.
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Over the past year, participation nearly doubled in the tech giant’s groundbreaking program to encourage usage of solar and wind.
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How come we tend to look at the implications of one end-of-life action but not others?
by Lise Laurin
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Adding musical motivation is one of the tactics.
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Plus, a conversation with GreenBiz emerging leader Alexis Cureton, an advocate of electric vehicles.
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State governments are stepping in to create an infrastructure to recover the useful materials from the panels.
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It's a good sign that solar energy use is growing, but the infrastructure to sunset these cells barely exists.
by Nate Berg
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In the final episode of the year, sustainability legends light up 2018, the insurance impact of climate change and the trends that will power renewables.
by Joel Makower
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The EMF offers a glimpse at its online Disruptive Innovation Festival coming Monday.
by Joe Iles