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WFEO Committee on Energy webinar “PV Module recycling as a necessity for future PV development”

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The WFEO Committee on Energy (WFEO-CE) organized a webinar on “PV Module recycling as a necessity for future PV development” that took place on Friday 4 July 2025.
 
The recording is available by clicking on the below image.

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This 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.

Moderator:

  • Marie-Line Vaiani, Chair Committee on Energy – Welcome and introduction

Speakers:

  • Carsten Ahrens, Chair Solar Task Group – PV recycling worldwide, overview

  • Jan-Philip Mai, CEO Solar Materials – PV recycling in Germany/Europe

  • Ismail Jefferies, Engineer – PV recycling in South Africa

  • Steffen Schroder, Managing Director Reclite, South Africa

  • Adrian Piani, Engineer – PV recycling in Australia

  • James Petesic, Co-Founder PV Industries, Australia

  • Yogi Goswami, Distinguished University Professor and Director, Clean Energy Research Center, University of South Florida – PV recycling in USA

 

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A screenshot from the presentation by Carsten Ahrens