Recycling Solar & BESS Summit

Moving beyond the "doom" of liability, this session explores the transition from Directive to Regulation, and what it means in practice for asset owners and producers. Discover how smart compliance can become a commercial differentiator rather than a cost centre.

A provocative financial analysis challenging the status quo. Can the raw material value of solar assets eventually offset the cost of recycling, driving the producer fee to zero? And what structural conditions would need to be in place for that to happen?

A synergistic session covering the two most critical "non-panel" assets. One expert covers the high-stakes safety of BESS decommissioning, while the other references the high-revenue potential of inverter harvesting, followed by a joint Q&A on integrated logistics.

One of the most persistent barriers to a functioning EoL market is the absence of reliable, standardised data on asset condition, material composition, and remaining lifetime. Without it, recyclers cannot offer firm gate fees, insurers cannot price residual risk, and asset owners cannot make informed reuse-versus-recycle decisions. This session examines what data is missing, why it matters economically, and what tools are bridging the gap.

Case studies from executed repowering projects: When a PV module or component reaches the end of its first life, the decision between refurbishment and recycling is rarely straightforward. What are the technical thresholds, financial logic, and market conditions that determine whether an asset gets a second life or goes to the shredder?

As European solar assets reach end-of-life in growing volumes, a significant share is destined for resale or export into markets with very different regulatory environments, infrastructure levels, and commercial expectations. This session examines both sides of the trade: how European sellers structure compliant transactions, and what international buyers are actually looking for.