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AGC Succeeds in Recycling Solar Panel Cover Glass into Float Glass for the First Time in Japan

News AGC Inc., a Tokyo-based glass, chemicals, and high-tech materials manufacturer, announced on March 25, 2024, that i...

26.03.2024

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Sun Village and Rexia to Enter into a Business Alliance to Promote the Reuse and Recycling of Used Solar Panels

News Sun Village Co., Ltd., a Tochigi-headquartered solar development firm, andRexia Corporation, a Tokyo-headquartered ...

20.03.2024

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Fukuoka Prefecture to Launch a PoC to Test Second-life Solar Panels

News Fukuoka Prefecture announced that it will commence a proof-of-concept (PoC) on February 9, 2024 to test the power g...

09.02.2024

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Public and Private Initiatives to Address Photovoltaic (PV) Module Waste in Japan

Column Since the introduction of the feed-in-tariff (FIT) system in 2012, Japan has experienced a sharp increase in sola...

01.02.2024 01.04.2024

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[Summary] Study Group on the Disposal and Recycling of Renewable Energy Generation Facilities – 7th Meeting

Column On January 15, 2024, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of the Environment (...

22.01.2024

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Japan to Promote the Use of Solar Panels with Registered Information on Hazardous Materials

News Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced a plan t...

16.01.2024

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Photovoltaic (PV) Module Waste Regulations — Japan

Column Japan is expected to generate a large volume of PV module waste in the coming decades. The country is projected t...

02.01.2024

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A Circular Hostel Utilizing Second-life Solar Panels Pre-opens in Osaki Town, Kagoshima Prefecture

News An experience-based accommodation, circular village hostel GURURI, pre-opened in Osaki Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, ...

22.12.2023

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Solar Incentives and Waste Regulations — South Africa

Column South Africa is one of Africa’s largest solar PV markets, reaching an installed PV capacity of 5.8GW in 20211. In...

01.12.2023

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[Summary] Study Group on the Disposal and Recycling of Renewable Energy Generation Facilities – 6th Meeting

Study Group, Disposal, Recycling, Reuse, Renewable Energy Generation Facilities, Solar Panels, PV Modules, Circular Economy, METI, MOEJ, 6th Meeting, Japan

27.11.2023

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