废而不弃：一家意大利初创公司从旧太阳能电池板中回收有价值的材料

IF 2.6 4区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-07-09 DOI:10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10589681

Emily Waltz;Luigi Avantaggiato

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在威尼斯工业区的一个集装箱内，意大利初创公司 9-Tech 正在解决一个迫在眉睫的全球性问题：如何以负责任的方式回收预计到 2050 年将达到生产寿命终点的 5400 万至 1.6 亿吨太阳能电池组件。回收这些材料并非易事。太阳能电池板可以在地球上的任何环境中使用 20 到 30 年，即使在阳光下放置 30 年，这些硬件也很难拆卸。事实上，大多数回收设施都会扔掉硅、银和铜--旧太阳能电池板中最有价值但最不容易获得的材料--而只回收铝框和玻璃板。

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Spent But Not Trashed: An Italian Startup Recovers Valuable Materials from Old Solar Panels

INSIDE a shipping container in an industrial area of Venice, the Italian startup 9-Tech is taking a crack at a looming global problem: how to responsibly recycle the 54 million to 160 million tonnes of solar modules that are expected to reach the end of their productive lives by 2050. Recovering the materials won't be easy. Solar panels are built to withstand any environment on Earth for 20 to 30 years, and even after sitting in the sun for three decades, the hardware is difficult to dismantle. In fact, most recycling facilities trash the silicon, silver, and copper—the most valuable but least accessible materials in old solar panels—and recover only the aluminum frames and glass panes.

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IEEE Spectrum 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

CiteScore

2.50

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254

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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