What is it about?

The sustainable future of solar energy hinges on recycling.The expansion of photovoltaics in Europe faces the challenge of making the value chain circular and sustainable. Silicon, irreplaceable in numerous essential products, is labeled by the European Union as a Critical Raw Material (CRM) due to the high risk of supply and its economic importance. Current production is carbon- and energy-intensive and generates low-value waste; it is essential to move away from waste generation in favor of circularity.

In this third webinar in our series, we present the innovative results in this domain achived by the RESILEX project, which aims to make the European PV industry more secure and sustainable through the use of secondary raw materials.

• Introduction: Giulio Poggiaroni, Project Manager, ETA Florence Renewable Energies
• Growin Silicon ingots out of recycled material: Maria Wallin, Senior Researcher at Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Download the presentation]
• Recycled and EG silicon for solar cells: Mickael Albaric, Engineer, CEA [Download the presentation]