On March 11 and 12, EVERPV project partners gathered in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at CSEM facilities, to discuss the results achieved, opportunities, and emerging issues in the first six months of the project.
On March 11 and 12, EVERPV project partners gathered in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, at CSEM facilities, to discuss the results achieved, opportunities, and emerging issues in the first six months of the project.
A substantial increase in solar waste volume is expected over the coming years. To address this challenge, there is a growing need to advance solar recycling technologies and reduce our reliance on critical raw materials.
EVERPV is a three-year Horizon Europe funded project which began in September 2023, and will develop sustainable solutions for handling end-of-life solar panels in the EU.
EVERPV focuses on optimising two innovative delamination technologies, a technique to separate the different layers of the solar panel: one involving grinding solar panel waste from the back, and another utilising infrared lamps for heating. These technologies will allow the separation of different solar panel layers, and the efficient recovery and reuse of silver, glass, and polymers from these panels.
The project will also demonstrate the potential reusability of recovered materials across various industrial value chains, especially in the solar industry.
EVERPV’s goals are ambitious, seeking to optimise solar recycling techniques while paving the way towards a circular solar sector and reducing the solar sector’s environmental impact.
Overall, EVERPV aims to introduce new business models, and open new markets in solar recycling; reduce our dependency on primary raw materials through the circular use of resources; and contribute to sustainable job creation in Europe.
