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Partnering with University of Melbourne (UoM) AND Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in conjunction with Ojas associate entity Elecsome, we aim to develop a cost-effective upcycling process of PV solar panels into value-added materials. The process includes the end-of-life treatment of the PV solar panels to separate their constituents, the use of the individual constituents as value-added materials and the burning process of the residuals with minimal environmental impact.
The options investigated for each panel constituent are: i) for glass, to be upcycled into construction materials; ii) for silicon, to be reused for solar panel application or upcycled into construction materials, and ii) for EVA, to be turned into energy source or reused for solar panel.
We will address solar PV panel end-of-life issues using innovative upcycling processes and assessing the cost-effectiveness of implementing them in relevant Australian industries. The current approaches to recycle PV panels add cost to the supply chain. We aim to better manage the value of recovered materials. A time- and cost-effective separation treatment of PV panel components will be developed based on vortex oscillation
The options investigated for each panel constituent are: i) for glass, to be upcycled into construction materials; ii) for silicon, to be reused for solar panel application or upcycled into construction materials, and ii) for EVA, to be turned into energy source or reused for solar panel.
We will address solar PV panel end-of-life issues using innovative upcycling processes and assessing the cost-effectiveness of implementing them in relevant Australian industries. The current approaches to recycle PV panels add cost to the supply chain. We aim to better manage the value of recovered materials. A time- and cost-effective separation treatment of PV panel components will be developed based on vortex oscillation
and delamination process. Several upcycling options will be investigated, including the treatment of glass and silicon for use in cement-based construction materials. Glass presents 70% by mass of the PV waste which would otherwise be disposed of in landfills. The reuse of the separated components in new PV panels and/or as an energy source through the pyrolysis process will also be explored. The shattered silicon makes it an ideal material for blending with virgin silicon and reuse as recycled PV panels.
The upcycling processes will be considered from environmental and economic perspectives.
Technology would see the scrap market value of end-of-life solar panels increase, which could aid deployment of more utility-scale solar installations across Australia. The majority of Australia’s coal fired generation is expected the retire in the coming decades. Enabling investment recovery of solar PVs through scrap-reutilisation could lower the investment disincentives into generation capacities as Australia is seeking to ensure both adequate reliable generation in the future, and it’s clean energy targets set for the Paris Agreement (UNFCC, 2015)
CabLab is a NATA accredited testing facility in Melbourne and provides services like NATA certification, batch testing and quality assurance, issue test report to AS/NZS 1429.1 and factory auditing along with non-accredited services like consultation, pre-compliance checks and engineering services for all types of electrical products.
CabLab is a third-party testing facility for Ojas. It provides cable testing services for Ojas and is equipped with globally well-known, top of range test
equipment to perform testing services such as Sample and Type Testing, issuing accredited Test reports, that are accepted worldwide, issuing Qualification Test Reports (QTRs) to supplement the technical documentation for tenders.
Since every cable procured via Ojas is sample tested by CabLab, it ensures superior quality cables adhering to all local standards and regulatory requirements.
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Leoni AG, based in Nuremberg, Germany, is a cable manufacturing firm with branches throughout the world. It is a global provider of products, solutions and services for energy and data management. Ojas is an exclusive partner for Leoni in Australia for solar products.
Whether it is an off-grid application or a grid connected PV-System – the cables meet the same high expectations that are demanded from the solar modules – which are a long service life and high weather resistance.
The double insulated, electron-beam cross-linked cables meets the highest requirements for solar cables in the most important photovoltaic markets of Europe and the USA and can be used unrestrictedly as a module or connecting cable.
The products have both TUV approval for the European market and UL approval according to the latest NEC specifications (National Electric Code 2008 / UL Outline 4703).
Ducab was founded in 1979 by the government of Dubai and has supplied cables and wires for a number of landmark projects within the UAE and internationally. It has supplied a wide range of power cables and accessories to customers in over 40 countries across the globe.
Ojas ia a cable supply partner for Ducab in ANZ. Ducab’s products are designed and manufactured to the highest national and international standards. Using the latest technology equipment a full range of Routine Sample and Type Tests as per BS, IEC and other national and international standards are carried out.
Test equipments at Ducab are verified by BASEC, a UKAS accredited third party certification body.
The testing facilities and equipment includes 8 test laboratories between 3 manufacturing sites, HV test facility up to 350 kV, Partial discharge test system with screened room facility,Dielectric loss angle measurementFully Equipped Fire, Smoke and Halogen emission test facilitiesLF and HF test systems for instrumentation and pilot cablesFully Equipped materials test laboratories.
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