Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research participates in the project FOstering a Recycled European Silicon supply (FORESi).

The general objective of the FORE-Si project is to create the first worldwide industrial demonstration of the cradle-to-cradle silicon value chain, contributing to Europe’s sustainable energy sovereignty. It implements the design of an optimized recycling, turnkey factory for photovoltaic panels at the end of their life cycle, paving the way for European industrial mass production of recycled silicon. FORESi presents a fully circular recycling process from end-of-life solar cells to the application of new photovoltaic and EV batteries.

The project demonstrates the technical, economic, and environmental viability of the entire recycling process. According to the Basel Convention and the European Union’s new Regulation on waste shipments, which is under approval, all member states must carry out the technological preparation locally for the recycling of critical elements as a secondary source.

By participating in the project, Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd becomes the central technological expert in the recycling of solar panels in Hungary.

Implementation period: 01/01/2024– 31/12/2026

Partners: 11 partners, from 7 countries. Coordinator: SIPOW AS (Norway)

    • SIPOW AS
    • RECMA
    • BAY ZOLTAN ALKALMAZOTT KUTATASI KOZHASZNU NONPROFIT KFT. – BZN
    • LATVIJAS TEHNOLOGISKAIS CENTRS NODIBINAJUMS – LTC
    • BORALEX
    • APPLIED MATERIALS ITALIA SRL
    • MONDRAGON ASSEMBLY SA – MASSO
    • COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES – CEA
    • HESPUL ASSOCIATION – HESPUL ASSOCIATION
    • CARBON
    • SLOVENSKA TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V BRATISLAVE – STUBA

Project website: https://foresi.eu/en/

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Further information:

Mr. László KUN international project manager
Laszlo.Kun@bayzoltan.hu

 

This project has received funding from the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Funding Programme of the European Union.