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Okay, so we’ve moved on from: Panels can’t be recycled. To: Panels in the US aren’t recycled enough because the economic conditions aren’t right. Thats a much
by onethought 5y ago
Okay, so we’ve moved on from: Panels can’t be recycled. To: Panels in the US aren’t recycled enough because the economic conditions aren’t right.
Thats a much more nuanced point. Government regulation can help here for sure.
- culi 5y agoUmm, it's not just that. The most advanced company in the world at recovering precious materials from solar panels is a French company that uses a chemical treatment to recover the silver intra-cell wiring. Even they are not really economically feasible. The reason the EU recycles is because they have to. Not because of economics So no, it's not just solar panels in the US. The technology to make recycling solar panels feasible just doesn't currently exist
- onethought 5y agoI don’t understand your point at all. You are now down to “the intra-cell wiring is difficult”. Why can’t I melt the whole thing? Melt the silicon, purify, and you’ll get the silver. What am I missing?