Overview
- Mini-module prototypes made with 50% recycled glass from end-of-life panels achieved the same power-conversion efficiency as modules with entirely new glass.
- Arizona State University researchers led by Vice Dean Zachary Holman validated the recycled-glass performance through industry-standard tests showing no statistically significant differences.
- SOLARCYCLE plans to construct the first commercial solar glass factory using recycled glass cullet adjacent to its Cedartown, Georgia recycling site.
- The plant will blend recycled and virgin glass at a 50/50 ratio to integrate circular feedstock into mainstream solar panel manufacturing.
- Rising panel waste and U.S. policy incentives are driving innovations like this to strengthen domestic supply-chain resilience and reduce solar manufacturing waste.