SPR (SolarPanelRecycling.com) is adding a new processing technology to its solar panel recycling outfits that will accelerate recycling timelines. The company is also adding a 50,000-ft2 processing plant to its existing 250,000-ft2 facility in North Carolina that will triple the site’s recycling capacity to 1.5 million panels annually. That joins the existing 1 million panel capacity at SPR’s Texas and Georgia facilities.
Solar panels are fed into a processing machine at a SolarPanelRecycling.com facility. The materials extracted from solar modules are sold to willing vendors and returned to the supply chain.
The new processing technology SPR is adding to its lines uses thermal separation techniques.
“As the solar industry matures, more panels are reaching end of life just as regulations continue to evolve. At SPR, we are proud to meet this moment with a diversified national portfolio and continued investment, including the addition of this advanced recycling technology operating at utility scale.” stated Brett C. Henderson, CEO of SPR. “These advancements uniquely position us as the nation’s leading solar recycler, delivering both the scale and innovation the market now requires.”
The new processing facility at SPR’s North Carolina headquarters will add capacity to support asset owners in meeting new solar recycling legislation in the state that becomes effective November 1, 2025. The new law will require decommissioning plans for projects over 2 MW, financial assurances for recycling, facility registration with the NC Department of Environmental Quality, and meeting environmental recovery standards. SPR’s expanded campus, backed by its dedicated in-house compliance team, will provide asset owners with the scale and regulatory expertise needed to meet these obligations quickly and efficiently.
“We are not storing panels or output for future ideas. Our customers know that we are recycling at scale right now, with verifiable consumers of our clean outputs,” added Henderson.
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