Australia's solar waste problem - identified as a priority by the federal government in 2016 - is becoming larger and more urgentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a 50m shed south of Brisbane, solar panels are being turned into silver and copper.Photovoltaic panels no longer capable of producing electricity are having their aluminium and wires removed before being ground up and refined into plastic, glass, silicon, silver and copper. So far, nothing has gone to waste.Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email Continue reading...
Through the roof: how a Brisbane shed is turning old solar panels into silver and copper
22. října 2024 16:16
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/23/australia-renewable-energy-solar-waste
Zdroj: The Guardian