Spain
ROSI Iberia
Site in La Puebla de Híjar
Reception of end-of-life photovoltaic panels
Preparation and initial treatment
Separation of glass, aluminium and copper
INSPIRE-PV
Giving European solar panels a second life
INSPIRE-PV is a project co-funded by the European Union under the Innovation Fund programme.
Led by ROSI, the project aims to build European industrial capacity for high-value recycling of end-of-life photovoltaic panels, recovering strategic materials such as silicon, silver, copper, aluminium and glass.
Project factsheetA new generation of photovoltaic recycling
Building the circular economy of solar in Europe
Solar energy is set to play a major role in Europe's energy transition. At the same time, the first millions of photovoltaic panels installed over twenty years ago are gradually reaching the end of their life.
Today, a large share of the valuable materials contained in those panels is not recovered optimally.
INSPIRE-PV aims to demonstrate that photovoltaic panels can be recycled at scale while returning high-value strategic raw materials to the European economy.
Strengthen European industrial sovereignty
Reduce dependence on critical raw material imports
Support a more circular economy
Lower the carbon footprint of the photovoltaic sector
INSPIRE-PV — INdustrial Scale-up of high-value PV REcycling
The project in figures
Measurable impact
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countries, one European model
France and Spain, two complementary sites.
A European industrial chain
Two complementary sites serving photovoltaic recycling
The project relies on an industrial organisation between Spain and France.
France
ROSI Alpes
Site in Saint-Honoré
Advanced treatment of photovoltaic cells
Recovery of high-purity silicon and silver
Production of recycled raw materials for European industry
End-of-life panels
Separation (ES)
Advanced treatment (FR)
Strategic materials
Innovation serving circularity
The innovation developed by ROSI
Since its creation, ROSI has developed technologies dedicated to advanced recycling of photovoltaic panels. The goal of INSPIRE-PV is to industrialise these innovations.
Increased recovery of strategic materials
Higher quality of recycled materials
Reduced consumption of primary resources
Stronger European competitiveness across the photovoltaic value chain
Project timeline
Key milestones
2025
Project launch
2025 – 2026
Development and industrial preparation
2026 – 2027
Construction and equipment installation
2027
Industrial commissioning
from 2028
Ramp-up of operations
2029 – 2031
Monitoring and dissemination of results
A project supported by the European Union
Innovation Fund
INSPIRE-PV benefits from European Union financial support through the Innovation Fund, one of Europe's main instruments for deploying innovative technologies contributing to climate neutrality.
This support accelerates the industrial demonstration of a European solution for advanced photovoltaic panel recycling.
Project co-funded by the European Union under the Innovation Fund programme.
Project news
Following the progress
2026
Publication of the environmental permit
2026
Start of works at the Spanish site
2027
Installation of the first industrial equipment
2028
Commissioning of the facilities
2028
First operational results
Partners
A project led by the ROSI group
ROSI
ROSI Alpes
ROSI Iberia
Coordinator contact: inspire-pv@rosi-solar.com