Does Australia recycle solar panels?

Photovoltaic panels are commonly used in daily life, especially in foreign countries, where the technology of photovoltaic panels is mature and very widely used. For example, there are a lot of photovoltaic panels in Australia, and many enterprises can only recycle 17% of the weight of the solar panels, which is a very low recycling rate, and cannot fully recycle the valuable resources therein.

A large number of waste photovoltaic panels can not be properly disposed of, like lithium battery recycling equipment, if there is a photovoltaic panel recycling equipment, then this problem can be solved.

The recycling of waste PV panels is mainly divided into mechanical crushing, physical separation and chemical treatment steps. It is also equipped with equipment such as dust removal and wastewater treatment systems to ensure that there is no secondary pollution and to promote the secondary development of the photovoltaic industry.

1 Through infrared positioning, the aluminum frames of waste solar panels can be accurately removed by using robotic automatic frame removal equipment. The recycling rate of aluminum frame can reach 100%.

2 The glass of the solar panel and the battery panel can be separated by thermal cutting technology. The removed glass is a complete piece and the whole piece is more valuable than the broken glass.

3 The leftover solar panels are crushed, electrostatically sorted, etc. We can get silicon powder, metal powder and plastic powder, etc.

All in all, recycling waste solar panels is a comprehensive process, with the development of technology and the integrity of the industrial chain, the efficiency and output of recycling will continue to improve, and enhance the sustainability of the photovoltaic industry.