Ecoprogetti launched its latest turnkey PV module recycling line during the event
While it supports recycling of glass-backsheet or glass-glass based monocrystalline or polycrystalline PV modules, it is not suitable for thin-film or concentrated PV variants
According to the company, this line can extract up to 1.5 tons of recycled materials from PV modules each hour
Ecoprogetti, a well-known Italian photovoltaic (PV) equipment maker, unveiled its HORIZON series PV module recycling line during Intersolar Europe 2025.
The company states that its new recycling line supports glass-backsheet or glass-glass configured monocrystalline or polycrystalline PV modules. However, it is not suitable for thin-film or concentrated PV technology.
Compatible with end-of-life PV module sizes (L × W) between 1,600 × 800 mm and 2,500 × 1,400 mm, this system starts with a junction box (JB) removal station. This tool is designed to remove both single and triple centralized split JBs. Subsequently, the glass-glass or glass-backsheet laminate goes through the frame removal stage to dismantle the frame. It combines an automated frame unloading station with a conveyor belt. Once the frame is removed, the module laminate is sent to the glass removal station. According to the company, this stage removes most of the front glass from the PV laminate. Post removal, while the laminate continues through the treatment process, the glass is redirected onto a discharge belt. During the treatment process, the laminate is crushed to segregate plastics from embedded PV materials. The crushed materials are moved to a gravity screener via a spinning separation device that uses centrifugal force, called a cyclone. Once inside the screener, the materials get separated by their weight or density for subsequent discharge. The collection of different materials such as silicon, dust, plastic, copper, and metals is carried out by different pipes, according to the datasheet. It, however, doesn’t disclose much about other stages.
According to the company, the HORIZON line, with a 500 m² footprint, can recycle up to 60 PV waste modules per hour. In terms of recycled material volume, it reaches up to 1.5 tons per hour.
In addition to end-of-life, this line can recycle PV modules damaged due to certain conditions like hail, fire, glass breakage, delamination or metallization corrosion, and dirty, rusty, or worn-out modules.
According to Ecoprogetti, glass accounts for 73% of a standard glass-backsheet PV module’s weight of 20 kg, plastic 12%, aluminum 10%, silicon 3%, and other metals 2%.
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