PV Cycle Belgium says it collected and processed 404 tons of photograph voltaic panels for recycling by way of the primary quarter of this 12 months. It notes that the number of photograph voltaic panels it has collected over the last 5 years has higher than quadrupled.
PV Cycle Belgium, an organization accountable for accumulating and recycling photograph voltaic panels in Belgium, launched in a doc amount throughout the first quarter of this 12 months. The whole amounted to 404 tons, equal to roughly 18,500 photograph voltaic panels.
To put the figures in perspective, PV Cycle Belgium says it collected 658 tons all by way of 2023. The group acknowledged the quantity of recycled photograph voltaic panels has higher than quadrupled in Belgium throughout the ultimate 5 years and added that it is preparing for a continued enchancment in quantity throughout the coming years.
“At current, there are numerous extra new photograph voltaic panels put in than outdated panels eradicated and picked up for recycling,” acknowledged Johan Goossens, the company’s nationwide supervisor for Belgium. “Nevertheless the parts collected enhance from 12 months to 12 months and we must always put collectively for large parts that could be recycled ultimately.”
To rearrange for the rise in parts, PV Cycle Belgium has launched partnerships with recycling corporations throughout the north and the south of the nation, notably BNE Shopping for and Promoting & Recycling – primarily based in Pelt, Limburg – and Comet Cures, which depends on Hainaut.
“We’re happy that the photograph voltaic panels which could be on roofs at current will ultimate a really very long time, nonetheless, they’re going to lastly attain the highest of life,” Goossens added. “We’ll then be ready to collect and course of them as a approach to reuse the expensive provides that they comprise.”
PV Cycle Belgium collects and processes photograph voltaic panels free of price on the end of their useful life. To try this, the company that put the photograph voltaic panels onto the market pays a contribution of €1.50 ($1.60) per panel to PV Cycle Belgium, which is handed on to the last word shopper.
It acknowledged the number of corporations it is affiliated with elevated by one-third ultimate 12 months to achieve 400 companies. The number of photograph voltaic panels reported by these corporations elevated to 4.2 million modules ultimate 12 months.
Belgium’s cumulative put-in PV functionality surpassed 10 GW in direction of the highest of 2023.
