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Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

  • Written by Anurag Srivastava, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University
Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explainsBroken and worn-out solar panels can be recycled, but it's not easy.Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to 30 years, solar panels wear out. Over the years, heating and cooling cycles stress the materials. Small cracks develop, precipitation corrodes...

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