This ambitious project aims to develop a completely carbon-free and circular recycling process for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. The Si-ZERO initiative is funded through a grant from the Quad Clean Energy Supply Chain Diversification (CESCD) Program 2025 Round 1, with a total project value reaching $3.1 million.
The Si-ZERO project, led by Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, brings together top researchers and industry partners from four nations to tackle the challenge of end-of-life solar panel recycling.
Partners from Indonesia include Remind, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). Other international partners hail from India (IIT Hyderabad, Greenko) and the United States (Sadoway Labs Foundation).
As a key industry partner, Remind will play a vital role in the research supply chain. The company will provide samples of end-of-life PV panels and grant access to its advanced recycling facilities to support process experimentation and validation. Remind’s in-kind contribution, valued at over $60,000, underscores the company’s serious commitment to the success of zero-carbon solar panel recycling.
Dzikri Ahira Soefihara, CEO of Remind, emphasized the significance of the partnership: “We are immensely proud to represent the Indonesian recycling industry in a global collaboration of this caliber. The Si-ZERO project aligns with Remind’s core mission to create tangible circular economy solutions. With the boom in solar panel usage, the world desperately needs efficient and environmentally friendly recycling methods. Through Si-ZERO, we are not only tackling the future waste challenge but also helping to create a sustainable, zero-carbon silicon supply chain.”
The Si-ZERO project will run until March 31, 2028. The success of this project is expected to revolutionise how the world handles end-of-life solar panels, transforming waste into valuable resources and contributing significantly to the decarbonisation of the energy supply chain.
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