Spain It brings great news and enormous progress in the field of renewable energy. Many wonder what happened to the solar panels What end their cycle of use, Since these devices of such size are not easy to disappear, many argue that they would be useless if they stop working. However, a municipality of Spain would develop a solution.
It is predicted that in 2025 a factory will come into operation that could generate something as magical as incredible: recycle solar panels that are no longer usable or they have stopped working so that their materials can be put back on the market and nothing is lost.
Spain will be one of the pioneers in the field of solar panel recycling
The company Íber Sustainability and Development-Ibersyd is responsible for investing 2.5 million euros herein European Photovoltaic Recycling Center (CERFO), which will take place in a plot of 6,000 square meters. In addition, this project receives support from Government of Aragon, Through Assistance Program for Industry and SMEs in Aragon (PAIP).
Only in Spain is it speculated that they will be generated 22,000 tons of photovoltaic waste per year from 2027. That is why this initiative is so important, as it would solve this problem to a large extent. They claim that thanks to this plant that reuses photovoltaic panel materialyou could achieve one 87% conversion rate.
Likewise, this plant will have the capacity to work with 1,060 tons of photovoltaic waste annually. This means that they can be recycled 47,250 panels, which of course no longer work after a year.
Which region in Spain was chosen to start the solar energy saving project?
This project by European Photovoltaic Recycling Center (CERFO) It is the first to be performed throughout Spain and Europe, although in other countries on the European continent Some renewable energy recycling projects are also being developed. In addition, it is a milestone for Europe as other countries such as China are starting to use these technologies.
This recycling center will take place in Praise the Archbishop, that is a city in the province Teruel. This will be the first city in all of Spain with this type of initiative.
How the photovoltaic panel recycling plant works
This factory will be responsible for recycling Polycrystalline silicon solar panels that are processed so that they can be reused. This will have a new recycling system that will consist of several physical, thermal and chemical treatments and that this allowed all materials to be recovered so that they could be recycled: the glass, aluminum, copper, silver and silicon.
He silicon It is the big novelty because there have been other systems that could recycle components, but silicon is the difficult figure. Yet this plant could bring it back. In addition, this installation allows all components of the photovoltaic panels to be reused.
He solar glass and the aluminum There are some that can be used by other companies for other purposes, such as window production. Also the copperHe siliconlogically, and the flat They are other great materials that have enormous uses thanks to these technologies.
Fortunately, this initiative is getting stronger and stronger Spain as a major player in the generation and reuse of renewable energy. Moreover, the Aragon region is becoming an ideal area to develop these types of technologies. It is important that these types of technologies are generated and that invest the money needed to stimulate the growth of renewable energy, without encountering disadvantages, such as waste, which would now happily be recycled.