At a press conference held on June 14, Environment Minister Shintaro Ito announced that the law is an option to establish a system for mandatory delivery and collection of spent solar panels. use, while continuing to provide specific details. consider the problem.
Shintaro Ito, Minister of the Environment, answered questions at the press conference
(Source: Ministry of the Environment website)
Emissions from used solar panels are expected to peak between 500,000 and 800,000 tons per year in the late 2030s. Minister Ito pointed out that responding systematically Responding to this increase in emissions is extremely important.
Starting from April 2023, the Ministry of Environment will jointly establish an expert group (research group on how to treat and recycle power generation equipment using renewable energy) in coordination with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. We are looking at how to handle and recycle used solar panels.
The interim report will be published in January 2024. To facilitate waste disposal, the government has introduced a policy requiring pre-registration of information on chemicals contained in panels solar cells to be applied as part of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) and Feed-in Premium (FIP) certification requirements. (Related article: Information about chemicals in solar panels, requirements for FIT/FIP certification).
Minister Ito explained that based on this interim report, consideration is currently underway to establish a new system to ensure the supply and collection of used solar panels.
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