Short description: Growing numbers in PV generation and EV market creates tonnes of waste containing many precious metals. This requires a simple one-stop solution for utilities and their clients with damaged or end-of-life PV modules and batteries, as currently no options exist for utilities to enter circular economy.
Market potential: By 2025 PV and EV will generate 80 and 0.75 m. tonnes of waste, of which app. 90% could be recovered; All parties could benefit from the initiative (end user, utilities and manufacturers).
Timing: The need for solution is increasing, hence, Ignitis is ready to support the development of the IT platform solution.
Desired result:
1. Fully developed process from picking up PV/batteries from clients to utilization – re-purposement or recycling.
2. IT platform to manage and track the whole process.
Information on challenge owner: Large company (> 3,000 staff).
Market presence of challenge owner: Active in several countries.
Keywords: Recycling, Recovery; Photovoltaics; Storage of electricity batteries; IT platform; Re-purposing
