en.Wedoany.com Report on Mar 31st, Solarcycle, a U.S. solar PV cell recycling company, has signed an exclusive recycling service agreement with California-based real estate company Prologis. Prologis owns over 1 gigawatt of rooftop solar generation capacity in the United States.
Prologis currently operates solar and associated battery energy storage systems across more than 500 buildings in the U.S. The company was ranked second for corporate solar installation capacity in 2024 by the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association. Both parties stated that a unified process will be provided for recycling these assets when they reach their end-of-life.
Alta Yen, Prologis's U.S. Energy Lead, said: "We have built one of the nation's largest portfolios of distributed solar, and managing it responsibly requires a full lifecycle approach, from development to end-of-life."
Solarcycle noted that this agreement aims to manage the full lifecycle of solar modules, from manufacturing and deployment to end-of-life processing, which is becoming a crucial part of solar asset management. Earlier this year, the company commenced commercial operations at its recycling facility in Cedartown, Georgia. This added recycling capacity is vital for the U.S.'s growing solar industry. The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that the U.S. will add 70 gigawatts of new solar capacity by 2027.
Solarcycle anticipates that the agreement with Prologis will yield a predictable volume of materials from recycled panels, a key step in building a business model for solar panel recycling. The recycled materials will be processed for use in domestic supply chains. The company is building a facility in the U.S. to produce recycled solar glass, enabling it to manufacture new glass from recovered components. In August 2025, it announced the successful production of test modules using recycled glass, with peak performance comparable to new products.
Industry data shows that the value of recyclable materials from decommissioned panels could reach $15 billion by 2050, sufficient to support the development of 2 billion new panels. Solar module recycling is becoming an emerging business opportunity in the sector.
This article is compiled by Wedoany. All AI citations must indicate the source as "Wedoany". If there is any infringement or other issues, please notify us promptly, and we will modify or delete it accordingly. Email: news@wedoany.com
