

How can innovation establish responsible solar end-of-life and recycling practices?
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 5:20 PM to 6:20 PM · 59 min. (Europe/Brussels)
Battery
Side Session
Information
The rapidly expanding EU solar industry faces the long-term challenge of handling very large volumes of solar PV waste, once the currently operating PV systems will eventually reach the end of their operating lifetimes.
It is clear that this challenge also entails remarkable economic, environmental and resilience potential. This session will delve into the solar PV sector’s state of play in the field of recycling and the activities carried out to tackle the end-of-life challenge, bringing together industry knowledge from the point of view of solar manufacturers, recyclers and producer responsibility organisations.
Speakers

Michael Koebele
Compliance DirectorJA Solar
Alexander Wielgos
Policy officer for the WEEE reviewEuropean Commission - DG ENV
Raffaele Rossi
Head of Market IntelligenceSolarPower Europe
Claire Agraffeil
EU Project CoordinationCommissariat a l' energie atomique et aux energies alternatives
Simon Prüller
CEO2ndcycle

