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Released May 15, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--RWE Clean Energy (Austin, Texas), a U.S.-based subsidiary of German energy giant RWE AG (Essen), has awarded Solarcycle (Mesa, Arizona) the contract to recycle its old, aged-out solar panels in the U.S. The contract comes as Solarcycle begins work on a grassroot plant in Georgia that will manufacture new solar panels from recycled materials.
The contract follows a successful evaluation by RWE of Solarcycle's capabilities in the recycling of old panels from RWE's West of the Pecos solar farm in West Texas. In addition, to West of the Pecos, a 2024 contract between RWE and Solarcycle covers recycling from the Alamo 7 and Big Star sites, also in Texas. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Plant Database can click here for the plant profiles of the solar farms. The contract extends Solarcycle's recycling to all of RWE's old U.S. panels.
According to Solarcycle's website, the company extracts up to 95% of the value of reclaimed panels, including materials such as glass and silicon, and metals such silver, copper and aluminum. The company states it has processed nearly 500,000 panels at existing facilities and is on track to hit the 1 million mark by the end of this year. Those gains will come, in part, from a new recycling facility the company is building in Cedartown, Georgia, about 70 miles northeast of Atlanta. The 1.1 million-square-foot plant will extend Solarcycle's U.S. presence, accompanying existing its plants in Odessa, Texas and Mesa, Arizona. Unlike its other plants, however, the Georgia plant will not only recycle old solar panels, but also manufacture panel components. When completed in 2026, the Georgia plant will begin ramping up to full capacity of 5-6 gigawatts of solar glass per year, allowing valuable panel materials to re-enter the supply chain. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
The RWE contract should prove a boon to Solarcycle. RWE Clean Energy claims to be the third-largest renewable energy developer in the U.S., and in addition to more than dozen existing RWE solar plants, Industrial Info is tracking more than $10 billion worth of potential U.S. solar projects from the company, although not all of these will move forward as planned. Presently under construction is the Casey Fork photovoltaic solar farm in southern Illinois, construction of which began last summer. The facility is expected to be completed by the end of this year and will provide about 150 megawatts (MW) of emissions-free generation at peak capacity. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Other RWE solar projects under construction include the 100-MW Lafitte solar farm near Monroe, Louisiana, that engineering, procurement and construction provider McCarthy Building Companies Incorporated (Saint Louis, Missouri) is expected to complete this summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Solarcycle's most recent contract extends it foothold in the U.S. panel-recycling sector. Other players in the market include Comstock Incorporated (Virginia City, Nevada), whose Comstock Metals subsidiary plans to build out a pilot-scale panel-recycling and manufacturing plant in Silver Springs, Nevada, to commercial capacity. The plant currently produces about 4,000 tons, or 132,000 panels, annually, using recycled materials. The expansion will grow this to about 100,000 tons annually, or 3.3 million panels a year. The project is set to begin soon and be completed later this year. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
The contract follows a successful evaluation by RWE of Solarcycle's capabilities in the recycling of old panels from RWE's West of the Pecos solar farm in West Texas. In addition, to West of the Pecos, a 2024 contract between RWE and Solarcycle covers recycling from the Alamo 7 and Big Star sites, also in Texas. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Plant Database can click here for the plant profiles of the solar farms. The contract extends Solarcycle's recycling to all of RWE's old U.S. panels.
According to Solarcycle's website, the company extracts up to 95% of the value of reclaimed panels, including materials such as glass and silicon, and metals such silver, copper and aluminum. The company states it has processed nearly 500,000 panels at existing facilities and is on track to hit the 1 million mark by the end of this year. Those gains will come, in part, from a new recycling facility the company is building in Cedartown, Georgia, about 70 miles northeast of Atlanta. The 1.1 million-square-foot plant will extend Solarcycle's U.S. presence, accompanying existing its plants in Odessa, Texas and Mesa, Arizona. Unlike its other plants, however, the Georgia plant will not only recycle old solar panels, but also manufacture panel components. When completed in 2026, the Georgia plant will begin ramping up to full capacity of 5-6 gigawatts of solar glass per year, allowing valuable panel materials to re-enter the supply chain. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can learn more by viewing the related project reports.
The RWE contract should prove a boon to Solarcycle. RWE Clean Energy claims to be the third-largest renewable energy developer in the U.S., and in addition to more than dozen existing RWE solar plants, Industrial Info is tracking more than $10 billion worth of potential U.S. solar projects from the company, although not all of these will move forward as planned. Presently under construction is the Casey Fork photovoltaic solar farm in southern Illinois, construction of which began last summer. The facility is expected to be completed by the end of this year and will provide about 150 megawatts (MW) of emissions-free generation at peak capacity. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Other RWE solar projects under construction include the 100-MW Lafitte solar farm near Monroe, Louisiana, that engineering, procurement and construction provider McCarthy Building Companies Incorporated (Saint Louis, Missouri) is expected to complete this summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Solarcycle's most recent contract extends it foothold in the U.S. panel-recycling sector. Other players in the market include Comstock Incorporated (Virginia City, Nevada), whose Comstock Metals subsidiary plans to build out a pilot-scale panel-recycling and manufacturing plant in Silver Springs, Nevada, to commercial capacity. The plant currently produces about 4,000 tons, or 132,000 panels, annually, using recycled materials. The expansion will grow this to about 100,000 tons annually, or 3.3 million panels a year. The project is set to begin soon and be completed later this year. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
