Solar Panel Recycling Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2023-2028
The global solar panel recycling market size reached US$ 132.3 Million in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 353.4 Million by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 17.8% during 2022-2028.
Solar panels comprise hazardous materials, such as silicon, silver, aluminum, copper, gallium, lead, and cadmium. Their increasing installation across the globe has fueled the need for recycling to reduce waste generation. Solar panel recycling involves activities ranging from decommissioning to collection and sorting. It prevents the release of hazardous substances from waste streams and lessens the greenhouse (GHG) gas emissions of photovoltaic (PV) modules. Presently, several manufacturers are purifying recovered materials to use in new panels or other components like glass foam.
The rising sales of solar panels worldwide due to the increasing adoption of renewable energy sources is resulting in a massive amount of waste streams in landfills every year. This represents one of the key factors stimulating the need for solar panel recycling methods to minimize human health risks and ensure end-of-life (EoL) management. It also helps to reduce the overall cost of new panels and create job opportunities. Apart from this, the introduction of strict regulations and policies, such as product stewardship and increasing landfill costs, by governing authorities of numerous countries is also contributing to the market growth. Additionally, these authorities are legalizing recycling processes and implementing various solar energy projects. This, in turn, is presenting lucrative opportunities to manufacturers operating in this industry for expanding their market reach. Furthermore, several companies are investing in research and development (R&D) activities to recover and recycle rare metal elements, which is anticipated to promote the market growth.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global solar panel recycling market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2023-2028. Our report has categorized the market based on process, type, material and shelf life.
Breakup by Process:
Thermal
Mechanical
Laser
Others
Breakup by Type:
Crystalline Silicon
Thin Film
Others
Breakup by Material:
Metal
Glass
Aluminum
Silicon
Others
Breakup by Shelf Life:
Normal Loss
Early Loss
Breakup by Region:
North America
United States
Canada
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Others
Europe
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Russia
Others
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Others
Middle East and Africa
Competitive Landscape:
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players being Canadian Solar., Echo Environmental LLC (Envela Corporation), Envaris GmbH, First Solar Inc., Hanwha Group, Reclaim PV Recycling Pty Ltd, Reiling GmbH & Co. KG, SILCONTEL LTD, Silrec Corporation, SunPower Corporation (Total SE), Total Green Recycling and Trina Solar.
Key Questions Answered in This Report:
How has the global solar panel recycling market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global solar panel recycling market?
What are the key regional markets?
What is the breakup of the market based on the process?
What is the breakup of the market based on the type?
What is the breakup of the market based on the material?
What is the breakup of the market based on the shelf life?
What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?
What are the key driving factors and challenges in the industry?
What is the structure of the global solar panel recycling market and who are the key players?
What is the degree of competition in the industry?
- 1 Preface
- 2 Scope and Methodology
- 2.1 Objectives of the Study
- 2.2 Stakeholders
- 2.3 Data Sources
- 2.3.1 Primary Sources
- 2.3.2 Secondary Sources
- 2.4 Market Estimation
- 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
- 2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
- 2.5 Forecasting Methodology
- 3 Executive Summary
- 4 Introduction
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Key Industry Trends
- 5 Global Solar Panel Recycling Market
- 5.1 Market Overview
- 5.2 Market Performance
- 5.3 Impact of COVID-19
- 5.4 Market Forecast
- 6 Market Breakup by Process
- 6.1 Thermal
- 6.1.1 Market Trends
- 6.1.2 Market Forecast
- 6.2 Mechanical
- 6.2.1 Market Trends
- 6.2.2 Market Forecast
- 6.3 Laser
- 6.3.1 Market Trends
- 6.3.2 Market Forecast
- 6.4 Others
- 6.4.1 Market Trends
- 6.4.2 Market Forecast
- 7 Market Breakup by Type
- 7.1 Crystalline Silicon
- 7.1.1 Market Trends
- 7.1.2 Market Forecast
- 7.2 Thin Film
- 7.2.1 Market Trends
- 7.2.2 Market Forecast
- 7.3 Others
- 7.3.1 Market Trends
- 7.3.2 Market Forecast
- 8 Market Breakup by Material
- 8.1 Metal
- 8.1.1 Market Trends
- 8.1.2 Market Forecast
- 8.2 Glass
- 8.2.1 Market Trends
- 8.2.2 Market Forecast
- 8.3 Aluminum
- 8.3.1 Market Trends
- 8.3.2 Market Forecast
- 8.4 Silicon
- 8.4.1 Market Trends
- 8.4.2 Market Forecast
- 8.5 Others
- 8.5.1 Market Trends
- 8.5.2 Market Forecast
- 9 Market Breakup by Shelf Life
- 9.1 Normal Loss
- 9.1.1 Market Trends
- 9.1.2 Market Forecast
- 9.2 Early Loss
- 9.2.1 Market Trends
- 9.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10 Market Breakup by Region
- 10.1 North America
- 10.1.1 United States
- 10.1.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.1.1.2 Market Forecast
- 10.1.2 Canada
- 10.1.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.1.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2 Asia-Pacific
- 10.2.1 China
- 10.2.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.1.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.2 Japan
- 10.2.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.3 India
- 10.2.3.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.3.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.4 South Korea
- 10.2.4.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.4.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.5 Australia
- 10.2.5.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.5.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.6 Indonesia
- 10.2.6.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.6.2 Market Forecast
- 10.2.7 Others
- 10.2.7.1 Market Trends
- 10.2.7.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3 Europe
- 10.3.1 Germany
- 10.3.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.1.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.2 France
- 10.3.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.3 United Kingdom
- 10.3.3.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.3.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.4 Italy
- 10.3.4.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.4.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.5 Spain
- 10.3.5.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.5.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.6 Russia
- 10.3.6.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.6.2 Market Forecast
- 10.3.7 Others
- 10.3.7.1 Market Trends
- 10.3.7.2 Market Forecast
- 10.4 Latin America
- 10.4.1 Brazil
- 10.4.1.1 Market Trends
- 10.4.1.2 Market Forecast
- 10.4.2 Mexico
- 10.4.2.1 Market Trends
- 10.4.2.2 Market Forecast
- 10.4.3 Others
- 10.4.3.1 Market Trends
- 10.4.3.2 Market Forecast
- 10.5 Middle East and Africa
- 10.5.1 Market Trends
- 10.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
- 10.5.3 Market Forecast
- 11 SWOT Analysis
- 11.1 Overview
- 11.2 Strengths
- 11.3 Weaknesses
- 11.4 Opportunities
- 11.5 Threats
- 12 Value Chain Analysis
- 13 Porters Five Forces Analysis
- 13.1 Overview
- 13.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 13.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 13.4 Degree of Competition
- 13.5 Threat of New Entrants
- 13.6 Threat of Substitutes
- 14 Price Analysis
- 15 Competitive Landscape
- 15.1 Market Structure
- 15.2 Key Players
- 15.3 Profiles of Key Players
- 15.3.1 Canadian Solar.
- 15.3.1.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.1.3 Financials
- 15.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
- 15.3.2 Echo Environmental LLC (Envela Corporation)
- 15.3.2.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.3 Envaris GmbH
- 15.3.3.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.4 First Solar Inc.
- 15.3.4.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.4.3 Financials
- 15.3.4.4 SWOT Analysis
- 15.3.5 Hanwha Group
- 15.3.5.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.6 Reclaim PV Recycling Pty Ltd
- 15.3.6.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.7 Reiling GmbH & Co. KG
- 15.3.7.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.8 SILCONTEL LTD
- 15.3.8.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.9 Silrec Corporation
- 15.3.9.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.10 SunPower Corporation (Total SE)
- 15.3.10.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.10.3 Financials
- 15.3.10.4 SWOT Analysis
- 15.3.11 Total Green Recycling
- 15.3.11.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
- 15.3.12 Trina Solar
- 15.3.12.1 Company Overview
- 15.3.12.2 Product Portfolio
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