A Proactive Approach to the Recovery and Recycling of Photovoltaic Modules

Project Information

APOLLO

Grant agreement ID: 101122277

DOI

10.3030/101122277

EC signature date 18 December 2023

Start date 1 January 2024

End date 31 December 2026

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

No data

EU contribution

€ 5 325 755,76

Coordinated by

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV
Germany

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (7)

Data Management Plan (2)

A DMP to ensure results are Open

TCM separation process

A report will be prepared on the processing of the PV modules using ultrasound. An evaluation of the success will be carried out and conclusions drawn for the planned pilot plant. (Redacted info for public publication)

LCA, LCC, SLCA and CBM baselines report

A report describing Life cycle Analysis (LCA) for the quantification of the environmental impacts of baseline PV production using the functional unit of impact per Wp (watt-peak) of PV energy generation will be provided

Dissemination and Communication Plan (1)

A Dissemination and Communication Plan to ensure the project promotes the results

Digital PV passport and marketplace defined

A report summarising the methodology and proposed marketplace for digital PV passports will be prepared. In this report a digital PV Passport is presented containing all the essential information about the PV module and enables, in particular, efficient procurement and use, reuse, reprocessing or dismantling and recycling of PV modules.

Dissemination and Communication Plan (2)

A Dissemination and Communication Plan to ensure the project promotes the results

Data Management Plan (1)

A report describing the Data Management plan will be provided. The Data management plan is necessary to ensure data/research outputs are findable, accessible,interoperable and reusable (FAIR).

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (3)

PV waste fragmentation

A report on the mechanical processing of the PV modules will be prepared. The results of the individual processing steps will be included in this report. An evaluation of the success of the individual operations will be carried out and conclusions drawn for the planned pilot plant.

Si refining by chemical method

A report on the chemical purification of silicon is prepared. In this report, the process parameters and the ecological footprint of the method are evaluated.

Waste PV source secured

A report on the PV module waste delivered will be prepared, which will include essential module parameters. This overview is essential for the further progress of the work within WP2.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Remanufacturing of perovskite solar cells

Author(s): Karen Valadez-Villalobos; Matthew L. Davies
Published in: RSC Sustainability, Issue 2024(2), 2024, ISSN 2753-8125
Publisher: Royal Society Of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D4SU00100A

Advanced Characterization of Perovskite Thin Films for Solar Cell Applications Using Time‐Resolved Microwave Photoconductivity and Time‐Resolved Photoluminescence

Author(s): Emmanuel V. Péan; Jiashang Zhao; Alexander J. Doolin; Rodrigo García‐Rodríguez; Tom J. Savenije; Matthew L. Davies
Published in: Small Methods, Issue 9(4), 2025, ISSN 2366-9608
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH
DOI: 10.1002/SMTD.202400818

Other (1)

APOLLO: Reaching New Heights in Solar Recycling

Author(s): Ivana Koláčková
Published in: European Energy Innovation, Issue Spring 2025, 2025, ISSN 3049-544X
Publisher: Pantograf Media Ltd.
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15836437