SUSTAINABILITY
The solar business is all about sustainability: and so are we.
We believe it really is possible to do well by doing good – and we’re proving it every day, through our fluoro-free, fully recyclable backsheets – now being used by module manufacturers around the world.
More than one million solar modules are installed every day. When these modules reach their end-of-life in 20-30 years’ time, that equates to 800 tons of landfill waste every day.
This challenge drove us to create the high-performance co-extruded backsheet Endurans® HP. After all, what’s the point in solving one of our world’s defining challenges (the provision of clean energy) only to create another one (the needless waste of valuable resources)?
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We need to start designing our solar modules in a more circular way, right now.....
Solar modules installed every day
SOLAR PANELS
REACHING END OF LIFE
BACKSHEET WASTE EVERY DAY
A sustainable solar industry means creating modules from circular materials & components.
Fluoro-polymers are used in many backsheets today to protect the weak PET core layer. These fluoro components are toxic for the environment and expensive to process at end-of-life.
Endurans® HP solves this problem because it’s designed for a circular future. Our backsheets are made from traceable materials with a low carbon footprint. They are toxin free; and they’re fully recyclable at end-of-life. In fact, we’re already recycling the waste generated in our manufacturing process.
The first carbon (near) net zero backsheet
Endurans® HP backsheets have a near net zero cradle-to-cradle carbon footprint, because of their low carbon emissions in production and an efficient waste-to-feedstock end-of-life treatment. This is out of reach for traditional coated or laminated CPC and KPf backsheets.
Based on its lowest carbon footprint per square meter AND per kWh, Endurans® HP backsheet offers an excellent starting position to secure institutional or governmental tenders.
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