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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

After the sun sets: hub to tackle coming e-waste crisis

Australia could be dealing with more than 91,000 tonnes of solar panel waste by 2030. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

A national research hub will seek engineers, scientists and policymakers to tackle one of Australia's biggest renewable energy challenges: what to do with solar panels at the end of their lives.

UNSW Sydney announced the opening of Australia's first solar panel recycling research centre on Wednesday, funded by a $5 million grant from the Australian Research Council.

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