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		immibis on June 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Engineer's solar panels are breaking efficiency re... Luckily, they are made of just a few basic, very recyclable chemical elements. Aluminium is fully recyclable. Glass is fully recyclable. Silicon gets purified as part of its manufacturing process. And that just leaves the plastic backing.

oai_sys on June 17, 2024 [–]

Just a thought, but recycling glass is extremely energy intensive.

https://www.nrel.gov/docs/legosti/old/5703.pdf

"Recycling of glass does not save much energy or valuable raw material and does not reduce air or water pollution significantly."

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