China opens 10,000 tonne recycling centre for old wind & solar equipment

CHN Energy has opened a 10,000-tonne Recycling Facility in Zhangjiakou to process retired Wind and Solar Equipment

With decommissioned photovoltaic modules projected to reach approximately 20 million tonnes by 2050 and turbine blade waste expected to hit 3 million tonnes by 2035, the state-owned CHN Energy giant’s Longyuan Environmental Protection subsidiary has launched a facility capable of recovering silver, silicon, glass fibre, and carbon fibre from the country’s earliest-generation clean energy infrastructure.

Source: News on China | No. 15, March 21, 2026.

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