{"id":79085,"date":"2023-08-22T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/08\/22\/china-is-on-track-to-tackle-the-increasing-volumes-of-waste-from-renewable-energy-farms\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T01:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:00:44","slug":"china-is-on-track-to-tackle-the-increasing-volumes-of-waste-from-renewable-energy-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/08\/22\/china-is-on-track-to-tackle-the-increasing-volumes-of-waste-from-renewable-energy-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"China is on track to tackle the increasing volumes of waste from renewable energy farms"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>China plans strategy to tackle renewables waste: <\/strong>China will have a comprehensive recycling system for wind turbines and solar panels by 2030 to manage the increasing volumes of waste generated by the renewables industry, Reuters<\/a> reported, citing the country\u2019s state planning agency the National Development and Reform Commission. The agency said it will set industrial rules for the decommissioning, dismantling and recycling of wind and solar facilities, which is coinciding as the first wave of decommissioned plants as PV panels in some stations near their 25-year lifespan and are showing significant wear and tear.<\/p>\n

Why this is important:<\/strong> Other than the scarcity of land to dispose of renewable energy equipment, some materials such as solar panels contain toxic elements like lead that can leak out as they break down in landfills, creating serious environmental hazards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But it won\u2019t be easy:<\/strong> China needs to recycle 1.5 mn metric tons of PV modules by 2030 and around 20 mn tons in 2050. Globally, waste from solar projects alone could reach 212 mn tons a year by 2050, the newswire writes, citing a 2022 report by the International Renewable Energy Agency.<\/p>\n

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