(Brussels, June 2024) The European Union officially implemented the "Photovoltaic Industry Circular Economy Act", requiring that the recycling rate of all retired component materials be no less than 95% by 2027, forcing the industry to undergo a technological revolution.

Key technical paths:

1、Laser debonding technology: The Fraunhofer Institute in Germany has developed a 532nm pulsed laser system that can non-destructively separate glass and cells within 30 seconds, with a silicon material recovery purity of 99.9999%.

2、Silver paste electrolytic recycling: Belgium's Umicore has built the world's first photovoltaic silver paste closed-loop production line, achieving a silver recovery rate of 92.3% through ion exchange membrane technology, and reducing costs by 67% compared to traditional smelting methods.

3、EVA film chemical decomposition: Italy's ENI Group uses supercritical CO₂ solvent to decompose EVA into reusable vinyl acetate monomers at 200℃/15MPa.

Industrial transformation: LONGi Green Energy announced an investment of 500 million euros to build a zero-waste super factory in Poland, integrating AI visual sorting robots (processing speed 8 tons/hour) and chemical recycling production lines. The European Photovoltaic Association predicts that the new regulations will reduce the carbon footprint of the components throughout their life cycle by 40%, and the recycling industry will reach 24 billion euros by 2030.