{"id":42632,"date":"2025-07-07T11:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T09:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/?p=42632"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:18:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:18:48","slug":"wfeo-committee-on-energy-webinar-pv-module-recycling-as-a-necessity-for-future-pv-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wfeo-committee-on-energy-webinar-pv-module-recycling-as-a-necessity-for-future-pv-development\/","title":{"rendered":"WFEO Committee on Energy webinar &#8220;PV Module recycling as a necessity for future PV development&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_Short.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"441\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_Short.png 956w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_Short-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_Short-768x354.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/committee-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\">WFEO Committee on Energy (WFEO-CE)<\/a> organized a webinar on &#8220;<i>PV Module recycling as a necessity for future PV development<\/i>&#8221; that took place on Friday 4 July 2025.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe recording is available by clicking on the below image.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ULG59fr2yIU\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_panelists.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1256\" height=\"728\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_panelists.png 1256w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_panelists-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_panelists-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_panelists-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1256px) 100vw, 1256px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis webinar focused the importance of PV module recycling as a necessity for the future of PV development. After the introduction of Marie-Line Vaiani, Chair of the Committee on Energy of WFEO, five experts from four regions of the world gave their views about the actual situation of PV module recycling. <\/p>\n<h5>Moderator:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Marie-Line Vaiani<\/b>, Chair Committee on Energy &#8211; Welcome and introduction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Speakers:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Carsten Ahrens<\/b>, Chair Solar Task Group \u2013 PV recycling worldwide, overview<\/li>\n<li><b>Jan-Philip Mai<\/b>, CEO Solar Materials \u2013 PV recycling in Germany\/Europe<\/li>\n<li><b>Ismail Jefferies<\/b>, Engineer \u2013 PV recycling in South Africa<\/li>\n<li><b>Steffen Schroder<\/b>, Managing Director Reclite, South Africa<\/li>\n<li><b>Adrian Piani<\/b>, Engineer \u2013 PV recycling in Australia<\/li>\n<li><b>James Petesic<\/b>, Co-Founder PV Industries, Australia<\/li>\n<li><b>Yogi Goswami<\/b>, Distinguished University Professor and Director, Clean Energy Research Center, University of South Florida \u2013 PV recycling in USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_presentation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1410\" height=\"854\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_presentation.png 1410w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_presentation-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_presentation-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/CE_Webinar_2025-07-04_presentation-768x465.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/><br \/>\n<i>A screenshot from the presentation by Carsten Ahrens<\/i><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<b>For more information:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o fa-2x\" style=\"color: #115578;\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stc-energy\/2025\/WFEO-CE-webinar_Marie-Line_Vaiani-Webinar-solar-PV_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #115578;\">&#8220;PV Module recycling as a necessity for future PV development&#8221; presentation by Marie-Line Vaiani<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o fa-2x\" style=\"color: #115578;\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stc-energy\/2025\/WFEO-CE-webinar_PV-Module-Recycling_2025-07-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #115578;\">&#8220;PV Module Recycling &#8211; a necessity for future PV development&#8221; presentation by Carsten Ahrens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o fa-2x\" style=\"color: #115578;\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stc-energy\/2025\/WFEO-CE-webinar_Turning-Solar-Waste-into-Profit_2025-07-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #115578;\">&#8220;Turning Solar Waste into Profit&#8221; presentation by Jan-Philipp Mai<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o fa-2x\" style=\"color: #115578;\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stc-energy\/2025\/WFEO-CE-webinar_Ismail_Jefferies_Recycling-of-PV-Panels_2025-07-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #115578;\">&#8220;PV Module recycling as a necessity for future PV development&#8221; presentation by Ismail Jefferies, South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o fa-2x\" style=\"color: #115578;\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stc-energy\/2025\/WFEO-CE-webinar_Reclite-PV-modules-in-South-Africa_2025-07-04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #115578;\">&#8220;Reclite &#8211; Sustainable and cost-effective end of life management of Solar PV equipment in South Africa&#8221; presentation by Steffen Schroder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-internet-explorer fa-2x\" style=\"color: #115578;\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ULG59fr2yIU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #115578;\">Recording of the webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-internet-explorer fa-2x\" style=\"color: #115578;\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/committee-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #115578;\">WFEO Committee on Energy website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nThe WFEO Committee on Energy (WFEO-CE) organized a webinar on &#8220;PV Module recycling as a necessity for future PV development&#8221; that took place on Friday 4 July 2025.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe recording is available by clicking on the below image.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis webinar focused the importance of PV module recycling as a necessity for the future of PV development. 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