Photovoltaic modules are composed by silicon, glass, copper and aluminium.
Once separated, they are recyclable and usable for the creation of new modules or other products. FuturaSun is a member of PVCycle in Italy and in Germany.
The overall photovoltaic plant Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is now under two years almost everywhere in Europe, and even less in sunnier areas in Africa. This indicates that the overall environmental impact, over the expected plant life expectancy of 25 years, is extremely positive.
FuturaSun has always been very responsive to these requirements. That’s why we have joined PV Cycle – the world’s largest organization in this field. FuturaSun records the number of products launched on the German market on a monthly basis and pays the financial guarantee to cover the costs for their future disposal.
Futurasun modules have a 15-year warranty against defects and a 25-year power output warranty.
Following the introduction of the EU directive concerning electronic waste (WEEE, 2012/19/EU), all member states have issued national procedures to ensure the proper PV module recycling process. Complying with the standards of each country can be rather complex for PV companies, as there are 26 different ways of implementing the same directive.
PLEASE CONSIDER THAT, ACCORDING WITH THE EUROPEAN LEGISLATION, THE FIRST IMPORTER IN THE COUNTRY OF INSTALLATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE APPROPRIATE WEEE DISPOSAL, FOLLOWING THE LOCAL REGULATIONS.
