#Industry ·2025-12-06
When the blue panels of photovoltaic power stations face the sun and deliver clean energy to millions of households, these silent contributors to environmental protection will also reach the end of their service life. According to industry forecasts, by 2030, the total amount of decommissioned solar panels in China will exceed 100 million tons. If they are left idle, piled up, or discarded indiscriminately, not only will valuable resources such as silicon, aluminum, and glass be wasted, but heavy metals like lead and cadmium contained in them may also seep into soil and water sources, turning these once "environmental champions" into "environmental hazards". In fact, decommissioned solar panels are not "waste", but a "rich mine of resources" waiting to be exploited. Through professional recycling processes such as crushing, sorting, and purification, more than 90% of the components can be recycled - high-purity silicon can be remelted into new photovoltaic cells, sturdy aluminum frames can be processed into industrial profiles, and transparent glass can be transformed into building auxiliary materials. This not only reduces reliance on primary mining, but also lowers the carbon emissions of the entire photovoltaic life cycle, extending the original intention of "green power generation" from the production end to the decommissioning end. Now, let's join together: enterprises should actively build decommissioned component recycling networks and promote a "production-use-recycling" closed loop; individuals who have idle or decommissioned household solar panels should choose qualified recycling channels to handle them; and all sectors of society should pay attention to technological innovations in photovoltaic recycling - so that every solar panel can "retire without fading", continue to deliver green energy, and build a sustainable photovoltaic future together!
2025-12-06
2025-12-06
2025-12-06
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