The numbers behind these targets are satisfactory, argues Andreas Wade, the global sustainability director for thin-film PV manufacturer First Solar “What needs to be improved is the specification of the recovery and recycling targets,” explains Wade. “As it stands today, it is easy to fulfil the WEEE Directive requirements. .
Asked about France’s policy to incorporate carbon content criteria in the allocation of the winning projects in the French solar PV tenders, Wade. .
Nevertheless, Wade is optimistic. The reason is that the quality of PV recycling is entering the public debate. “I see the quality, and not only the quantities, of the recycling being widely.
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