The total annual recycled product value of crystalline silicon solar panels will hit US$ 12 billion in 2035, states a new report by GlobalData. While a high-quality solar panel can easily endure for a number of decades - some manufactured in the 1980s are still working - the considerable uptake of photovoltaic (PV) technology will result in huge volumes of panels being retired at some stage. Since crystalline solar panels contain only a few components and because aluminium, glass and silicon make up most of their mass, more than 90% of a panel's weight can be recycled into more modules or even other products.
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