On Tuesday, Sept. 3, Canadian Solar Inc. announced that it entered into a partnership agreement with solar recycling company SOLARCYCLE. This agreement positions Canadian Solar as one of the first crystalline silicon solar module manufacturers to offer comprehensive recycling services to its U.S. customers.
“By including upfront recycling services as an add-on to the price of a solar module, Canadian Solar is helping to move the entire industry forward to ensure that we are truly sustainable, from cradle-to-cradle,” said Suvi Sharma, CEO and co-founder of SOLARCYCLE. “We will look back on their leadership in this moment as one of the key strategies the solar industry used to embed our core values into our core operations.”
Under the terms of the agreement, SOLARCYCLE will serve as Canadian Solar’s preferred recycling partner, while Canadian Solar will act as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner to SOLARCYCLE, offering upfront recycling services. Canadian Solar customers can now secure recycling services at the time of purchase, integrating sustainability into the lifecycle of their projects from the outset.
This partnership highlights the thought leadership and commitment of both companies to advancing solar recycling adoption across the United States. Recycling valuable materials such as silver, copper, glass, and aluminum will help divert resources from landfills and reintroduce them into the solar supply chain, supporting domestic manufacturing.
Founded in 2001, Canadian Solar is one of the world’s largest solar technology and renewable energy companies. It is a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, provider of solar energy and battery energy storage solutions, and developer of utility-scale solar power and battery energy storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. Over the past 23 years, Canadian Solar has successfully delivered over 133 GW of premium-quality, solar photovoltaic modules to customers across the world.
SOLARCYCLE is a technology-driven company designed to maximize solar sustainability by offering solar asset owners a low-cost, eco-friendly, comprehensive process for recycling retired solar panels and technologies and repurposing them for new uses.
“Partnering with SOLARCYCLE enables us to offer our premium solar solutions together with critical end-of-life recycling services across the United States,” said Thomas Koerner, senior vice president of Canadian Solar.
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