Solar, wind firms tackle end-of-life recycling issue

Chinese solar and wind power companies are increasingly prioritizing the recycling of aging renewable energy equipment, according to a new report, as the world faces a growing challenge of managing decommissioned infrastructure.

Global renewable energy transition has resulted in a vast installed capacity of wind turbines and solar panels built over the past two decades, said a recently released report by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture.

This incredible success of transition, led by China — leading the world in green energy deployment and manufacturing — means that a significant portion of these pioneering installations are now naturally reaching the end of their operational life spans, a testament to the scale and speed of the country's green energy build-out, said the report.