Trinasolar produces fully recycled c-Si module
Trinasolar says it has successfully produced a fully recycled c-Si module. The Research Center Academy of Trinasolar made the breakthrough with a self-developed recycling technology, using materials recovered from waste modules (silicon, sliver, aluminum frames, glass).
The recycled PV module uses n-type TOPCon technology and has a golden size design, with module efficiency of 20.7% and power output exceeding 645W.
This is a big step to meeting / exceeding new international standards. The European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, published in 2012, mandates that 85% of waste panels need to be centrally collected and 80% of the materials to be recycled.
Recycling means collaboration
Trinasolar is committed to developing advanced technological solutions for recovering and recycling waste PV modules. The company has applied for 37 patents in the field of module recycling.
The production this fully recycled PV module was completed in collaboration with upstream and downstream partners. Trinasolar succeeded in the all-component recycling of high-value materials, including aluminum frames, glass, silver and silicon, from waste PV panels. This was accomplished through multiple techniques, including the use of self-developed interlayer separation reagents, chemical etching technology, wet chemical silver extraction technology and other innovative technologies.
Trinasolar has been a member of PV Cycle since 2010 and has developed a series of compliant disposal methods for end-of-life PV modules to reduce environmental pollution. This breakthrough in module recycling technology not only provides a key solution to the mass decommissioning of PV modules, but also gives a fillip to the development of the PV industry.
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