A Solar Panel's Life after Death

November 30, 2018

If solar power is to be a genuine environmental benefit to us. then it cannot be left to accumulate as waste in a an End-of-life recycle, votten0 finance the future growth of sot, power industry 96 percent of the materials can be reused for producing new solar panels. Potential material influx could produce 2 billion new panels by 2050.

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MiaSole

MiaSolé is a producer of lightweight, flexible and power solar cells. The innovative solar cell is based on the highest efficiency thin film technology available today, and its flexible cell architecture makes it ideal for a wide variety of solutions ranging from commercial roofing solar panels to flexible mobile devices. Founded in 2004, MiaSolé has evolved from a scrappy, Silicon Valley start-up to the world leader in thin film solar panel efficiency. In our Sunnyvale, CA facility, we have demonstrated 15.5% module efficiency in production and 18% cell efficiency in the lab.

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