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SOLAREC Australia

Solar Panels

enabling a truly sustainable solar industry​

60M Tonnes of Panel to Recycle by 2050​

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The volume of solar panels reaching their end-of-life is growing exponentially and it will be a challenge to develop an infrastructure able to handle this new waste stream.​

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SOLAREC Australia has exclusive rights to a proven and patented innovative process currently operating in Europe. This process properly separates the materials while keeping their purity. Using low-impact and scalable technologies, SOLAREC Australia is scaling-up its activity to become the leading recycler of end-of-life solar panels​

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The recycling processes of SOLAREC Australia create new sources of secondary raw materials: high-purity silicon, silver, copper, aluminum, and high-transparency glass. This is a first step in creating a circular economy for the photovoltaic industry.​

Patented Recycling Technology

World's Only Non-Shredding Solar Panel Recycling​

Key Benefits:​

  • Complete Recovery of Valuable Materials:​

    • Silver​

    • Copper​

    • Aluminum​

    • Glass​

    • Silicone​

  • 100% Pure Recovery: All components are recovered without contamination.​

  • Eco-Friendly Process: No toxic chemicals used.​

  • Sustainable Design: Operates solely on renewable energy sources.​

  • Zero Waste: No outgoing waste from the recycling process.​

  • High Capacity: Each site can process up to 1,000,000 solar panels annually.​

  • Carbon Neutral: Entire recycling process is carbon neutral.

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Recycling end of life solar panels

Is the quality of recycled materials enough?​

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SOLAREC Australia is the first company worldwide to recover the most valuable materials embedded in solar panels: silicon, silver, and copper. By using low-impact and low-cost processes, SOLAREC Australia is taking the lead in making high-value recycling affordable and scalable.​

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How does SOLAREC Australia recycle differently?​

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The materials recycled by SOLAREC Australia are either as good or even better than the raw materials available on the market. The glass culets are the most transparent you can find, and the silicon is much purer than metallurgical grade silicon.​

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What is the environmental impact of recycled materials?​

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Producing materials is traditionally done through mining and refining. By using much less energy-intensive and lower environmental impact processes, SOLAREC Australia allows the creation of secondary raw materials with much less impact than what is available on the market.​

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Our Recycling Services​

 

SOLAREC Australia offers best-in-class recycling services for all actors to improve the lifecycle of their product and projects.​

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Recycling end-of-life solar panels​

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Choose the only solution worldwide able to recycle all valuable raw materials embedded in waste solar panels.​

Driven by Sustainability​

SOLAREC Australia operates with a mission to create a circular economy in solar panel recycling, ensuring that all materials are responsibly repurposed and reintegrated into the supply chain. By partnering with manufacturers and suppliers, SOLAREC Australia guarantees a reliable market for recycled materials, aligning its processes with the evolving needs of the solar industry.​

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After establishing these markets, SOLAREC Australia invested in cutting-edge technologies that enable the recycling and reuse of all components of solar panels, including glass, silicon, metals, and polymers. This commitment to innovation ensures that nothing goes to waste, supporting a sustainable, zero-landfill approach.​

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By proactively addressing both supply and demand for recycled materials, SOLAREC Australia has built a resilient, future-proof business model that meets the growing environmental and industrial needs of the renewable energy sector.​

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Benefits of Deploying Solar Panel Recycling Factories in Regional Australia

Empowering Sustainability, One Panel at a Time

SOLAREC Australia aims to establish an innovative industrial process for recycling end-of-life silicon-based photovoltaic modules, to reclaim all the valuable raw materials they contain, such as copper, aluminum, silver, silicon and glass.​

  • Australia has installed PV capacity of over 38 Gigawatts, with more than 3.92 million solar PV installations across the country​

  • Australia averages 300,000 residential solar installations per year​

  • Projected residential market size of around $2.8 billion in 2025​

  • Australia's commercial solar panel installations are expected to double to approx. 91.74 Gigawatts by 2030​

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SOLAREC Australia aims to recover and then recycle every material from every panel to be used again, and again. ​

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