recycling

Developing more robust PV module recycling methods in Australia could be of economic benefit to the companies involved in recycling.

Comstock Metals in collaboration with JobsOhio and OhioSE will establish an industrial-scale solar panel recycling plant in Cambridge, Ohio.

The Western Australian government has allocated AU$17.8 million (US$12.7 million) in its 2026-27 State Budget to build the state's capacity to recycle solar modules and embedded batteries, under its Remade in WA programme.

In this interview, UNSW's Yansong warns the solar industry will exhaust global silver reserves in five years unless commercial-scale recycling infrastructure is developed.

“We have copper shortages, aluminium shortages [and] all kinds of raw materials are struggling,” says Global Electronics Association's CEO, John Mitchell.

French solar module recycling company ROSI has announced plans to open a new facility in Spain.

Australia has opened its first dedicated research facility for solar module recycling at UNSW, officially launching on 21 April.

Solarcycle has signed an exclusive 'recycling services' agreement with Prologis, which operates over 1GW of rooftop solar capacity in the US.

PV Tech Premium explores the challenges of solar panel recycling, the evolving policy landscape and opportunities for recyclers in the US.

Australia's DCCEEW has launched an approach-to-market seeking an administrator to deliver the National Solar Panel Recycling Pilot.