ENGIE and SOLARCYCLE Announce Innovative "Precycling" Collaboration to Incorporate Circularity Into Domestic Solar Projects
UNITED STATES, JUN 18 – Only 15% of solar panels are currently recycled; Lithium Universe’s technology enables recovery of critical minerals and supports sustainable circular economy solutions for growing solar waste.
- On June 18, 2025, ENGIE North America announced a precycling collaboration with SOLARCYCLE to integrate solar panel recycling into four U.S. projects totaling 375 MW across the Midwest.
- This initiative arose from growing concerns over solar panel waste accumulating in landfills and the need to embed recycling from the project's start to advance circular economy goals.
- ENGIE and SOLARCYCLE will ensure full traceability of about one million panels and recovered materials will re-enter the domestic supply chain to support sustainable clean energy.
- Caroline Mead, ENGIE SVP, emphasized that working together with SOLARCYCLE reflects their mutual dedication to ensuring the industry's enduring sustainability through this innovative initiative.
- This effort models a scalable precycling approach that could divert 48 million pounds of waste and cut 33,000 tons of carbon emissions while addressing resource depletion challenges.
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ENGIE and SOLARCYCLE announce innovative "precycling" collaboration to incorporate circularity into domestic solar projects
/PRNewswire/ -- ENGIE North America (ENGIE) announced that as part of an increasing approach to circularity, it will pilot a new precycling provision to...
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ENGIE And SOLARCYCLE Team Up On Innovative “Precycling” Partnership To Bring Circularity To U.S. Solar Projects
ENGIE North America has introduced a new initiative to support circularity in its solar projects by piloting a “precycling” provision that ensures end-of-life recycling is planned from the start. Developed […] The post ENGIE And SOLARCYCLE Team Up On Innovative “Precycling” Partnership To Bring Circularity To U.S. Solar Projects appeared first on SolarQuarter.
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