Recycling Renewables: Australian Best Practice for Solar and Batteries

The transition to renewable energy continues to accelerate across Australia, with solar and battery technologies playing an increasingly important role in the national energy mix. Alongside this growth comes a parallel challenge: managing the end-of-life impacts of these technologies in a way that supports long-term sustainability outcomes.

Building on the first webinar in this series, which examined European best practice, this session will focus on the Australian context, highlighting the policies, programs and emerging solutions shaping the recovery and recycling of solar panels and batteries.

Solar panels typically have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, while batteries range from 5 to 15 years. As early installations begin to reach end of life, Australia is starting thttps://aien.com.au/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=mec_category&post_type=mec-eventso see the emergence of these waste streams at scale. Addressing them effectively will require coordinated action across industry, government and the resource recovery sector.

This webinar will explore:

• Existing and proposed product stewardship approaches
• Australia’s current recycling capacity and infrastructure
• Advances in solar panel and battery material recovery
• Regulatory and policy developments
• Opportunities to improve circularity through design and innovation

Bringing together key stakeholders from across the value chain, this session will provide practical insight into how Australian best practice is evolving and what is needed to support a more sustainable lifecycle for solar and battery technologies.

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