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Spain launches €100 million renewables recycling aid programme

June 30, 2025
The Spanish government has launched a €100 million (US$117 million) aid programme to help promote the recycling and reuse of materials from renewable energy projects.
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Australia: NSW council backs module recycling mandate for OX2’s 135MW solar PV plant

February 14, 2025
Muswellbrook Shire Council in New South Wales, Australia, has backed a solar module recycling mandate for a 135MW solar PV plant being developed by Swedish solar developer OX2.
Machine at SPR's North Carolina facility that sorts out to recycle solar panels

SPR launches automated dedicated bifacial module recycling line in the US

January 8, 2025
US-based solar recycling company SolarPanelRecycling.com (SPR) has launched an automated dedicated bifacial module recycling line in the US.
European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness speaking at the European Parliament about the state of the solar manufacturing industry in Europe

The PV Review, Q1 2024: Europe in crisis, First Solar on the march, the ‘downturn’ strikes

December 23, 2024
In the final days of 2024, PV Tech is looking back at the stories that dominated the headlines in each quarter of the year.
Laminate pulled from a solar panel before recycling. Image: Solarcycle.

Solarcycle to build 5GW solar panel recycling plant in Georgia

October 31, 2024
The solar panel recycling factory will be adjacent to the solar glass recycling plant Solarcycle is currently building in Georgia.
Image: Tindo Solar.
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Central role for PV module recycling and longevity in Australia’s clean energy plans

September 5, 2024
In this blog, PV Tech Premium speaks to Richard Petterson, CEO of Tindo Solar, on solar PV module recycling in Australia.
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Queensland launches solar module recycling programme

August 30, 2024
The Queensland government launched a new solar module recycling scheme yesterday (29 August), which is expected to save about 26 tonnes of waste from entering landfills.
Decommissioned PV panels.

PV Cycle, SunR in LATAM solar recycling partnership

August 27, 2024
PV Cycle said it will financially support SunR’s expansion in Brazil and the wider LATAM region and as part of its ongoing business development plan.
The technology in question replaces the silver traditionally used in solar cell production with copper. Image: SolarCycle.

Australian electricity retailer AGL could create solar PV recycling facility at NSW ‘Energy Hub’

June 26, 2024
AGL Energy and Elecsome have signed a MoU to create a solar module recycling plant in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales (NSW).
NREL rooftop solar panels.

NREL publishes research into ‘femtosecond’ laser welding process to improve solar module recycling

April 26, 2024
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report on laser welding, which could make solar panels easier to recycle.

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