Type
Webinar
EVERPV webinar n°1 – Closing the loop on solar PV: innovations for a circular and sustainable global industry
Location
Web-based
Date
Duration
1 Hours
Programme Area
Environment,
Chemicals and Waste Management
Registration
Open-registration event
Mode of Delivery
E-learning
Language(s)
English
Pillar
Planet
Partnership
SolarPower Europe
Event Objectives
• To present innovative processes and findings from the EVERPV project on delamination, purification, and reuse of materials from end-of-life solar PV panels, highlighting technical achievements and their implications for circularity and EU strategic autonomy.
• To discuss EVERPV achievements’ implications for circular and low-impact PV supply chains, and their relevance for international sustainability goals and strategic autonomy.
Background
The rapid growth of solar solar photovoltaic (PV) installations is accelerating the urgency of addressing end-of-life management and material recovery. The EVERPV project addresses this challenge through advanced recycling technologies, ensuring high-purity recovery of glass, silver, backsheet and encapsulant, contributing to circular value chains and supporting policy priorities such as the EU Green Deal and the Critical Raw Materials Act, while also resonating with broader UN sustainability objectives.
The webinar will present the findings of the EVERPV White Paper on the reusability of recovered materials for the PV industry.
Content and Structure
Agenda:
Welcoming remarks – 5 minutes – Elise Vermeersch, UNITAR
High-level introduction: the global PV challenge – 10 minutes – Vanessa Forti, UNITAR
EVERPV delamination processes: sanding and thermo-mechanical – 10 minutes – Philippe Thony, CEA
Recovered materials: purification and re-use of glass, silver, plastics – 10 minutes – Jacques Levrat, CSEM
Panel + Q&A with speakers and discussion on the needs to tackle the PV end-of-life challenge at a global scale – 25 minutes
Panelists:
- Philippe Thony, CEA
- Jacques Levrat, CSEM
- Christina Huber, SolarPower Europe
Moderation: Elise Vermeersch, UNITAR
Closing
Targeted Audience
• Policy makers and regulators at International and European levels
• PV industry stakeholders (manufacturers, recyclers)
• Research and innovation community
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