Broken and worn-out solar panels can be recycled, but it's not easy. Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 ...

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According to Mr Techatat Buranaaudsawakul, Chairman of the Electrical Engineering Department at the Engineering Institute of ...

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It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to 30 years, solar panels wear out. Over the years, heating and cooling cycles stress the materials. Small cracks ...