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West Holdings Corporation to Launch Initiative for Solar Panel Reuse and Recycling 

West Holdings Corporation (West Group) has entered into a basic outsourcing agreement with Kinki Denden Yuso., Ltd. (Kin...
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Chugoku Electric Power and Partners to Develop Solar Power Plants Using Reused Solar Panels 

On July 4, 2024, Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Chugoku Electric Power), Chuden Plant Co., Ltd. (Chuden Plant), Cocco...
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What is a Linear Economy?

Column In 2023, the global impact organization Circle Economy reported a striking figure: only 7.2% of the global econom...
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Sakuragi Soken to Establish an Industrial Waste Processing Plant Dedicated to Solar Panels

Sakuragi Soken Co., Ltd. (Sakuragi Soken) has submitted an application to the Chiba Prefectural Government for approval ...
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ORIX Eco Services and ORIX Renewable Energy Management to Start Domestic Sales and Reuse of Used Solar Panels

News ORIX Eco Services Corporation(ORIX Eco Services) andORIX Renewable Energy Management Corporation(OREM), subsidiarie...
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Sumitomo Corporation to Launch a Demonstration Experiment to Promote the Reuse and Recycling of Used Solar Panels

News Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo), Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Co., Ltd. (SMFL), SMFL Mirai Partners Co., Ltd. ...
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AGC Succeeds in Recycling Solar Panel Cover Glass into Float Glass for the First Time in Japan

News AGC Inc., a Tokyo-based glass, chemicals, and high-tech materials manufacturer, announced on March 25, 2024, that i...
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Sun Village and Rexia to Enter into a Business Alliance to Promote the Reuse and Recycling of Used Solar Panels

News Sun Village Co., Ltd., a Tochigi-headquartered solar development firm, andRexia Corporation, a Tokyo-headquartered ...
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Fukuoka Prefecture to Launch a PoC to Test Second-life Solar Panels

News Fukuoka Prefecture announced that it will commence a proof-of-concept (PoC) on February 9, 2024 to test the power g...
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Public and Private Initiatives to Address Photovoltaic (PV) Module Waste in Japan

Column Since the introduction of the feed-in-tariff (FIT) system in 2012, Japan has experienced a sharp increase in sola...