EVERPV is a Horizon european research project connecting sixteen partners aiming to study photovoltaic panels recycling, combining the most advanced technologies available.
Many solar panels made of valuable materials require a disposal plan.
Europe is facing material supply problems that may impact its energy sovereignty.
The EVERPV project addresses both these two problems by developing innovative and efficient recycling paths that allow panel materials to be recovered and reused with high purity.
Project objectives
Demonstration and optimization of the abrasion process developed by CEA for the delamination of photovoltaic panels.
Demonstration and optimization of the IR process developed by ENEA for the delamination of photovoltaic panels
Validation of recovery with high purity of the materials present in the solar panel
Demonstrate the reusability of recovered materials
9-Tech actively participates in the project by supporting the development of the two technologies studied with its own experience and evaluating how they can integrate with its 9PV thermomechanical process. At the end of 2023 and beginning of 2024, tests were carried out in the experimental plant on samples from which the backsheet was removed using abrasion and IR technologies. The project is of great interest for 9-Tech because, in the event that the integration proves favorable, one of the technologies can be integrated with the new industrial panel treatment line, allowing the backsheet to also be recovered.
Projects for photovoltaic panel recycling
The innovative process for recovering materials from photovoltaic panels tested on a pilot scale.
The project to build a 4500 t/year recycling plant of photovoltaic panels in Porto Marghera (Venice)
Discover the other 9-Tech projects for the recycling of photovoltaic panels
