To integrate into the global industrial chain for renewable energy equipment recycling, Zhang Hui, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Renewable Energy Equipment Recycling Association and the Committee for Wind and Solar Equipment Recycling under China National Resources Recycling Association, recently conducted industrial research tours in Belgium, Germany and Austria.
The delegation visited the Hamburg International Wind Exhibition. During the exhibition, the Association held in-depth exchanges with industry specialists from the Global Wind Energy Council, Fraunhofer Institute, LM Wind Power, trend:research, WindESCo, Inc. of the United States, and the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency, focusing on core challenges and cutting-edge technologies concerning wind turbine recycling across different countries.
The team attended the European PV Conference, the world’s premier international event for photovoltaic research and applications. Ms. Zhang was invited to deliver a presentation entitled Research on Pyrolysis of Intact End-of-Life PV Laminates, which was live-streamed globally via online channels.
Throughout the conference, the delegation held seminars with research institutions and universities including Norway’s Institute for Energy Technology, Île-de-France PV Institute, the University of New South Wales in Australia, KU Leuven in Belgium and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, conducting thorough discussions on the current landscape and development trends of the global PV equipment recycling sector.
The Association also paid a visit to PV CYCLE, an organization that has established hundreds of collection and recycling points across Europe. The dialogue enabled the Association’s representatives to gain in-depth insights into EU regulatory frameworks and market demands.
Faced with new development opportunities, the Association aims to build an international cooperation platform to empower domestic enterprises to expand overseas. Together with industry counterparts worldwide, we will advance the recycling of wind and photovoltaic equipment and pursue win-win outcomes for all parties.
