Sakuragi Souken applied for permission to build a new intermediate processing facility for solar panels
Japan Solar Panel Recycling Center Chiba Prefecture Reuse Factory
(Source: Sakuragi Souken)
Image of disassembled processing process for reuse and recycling
(Source: Sakuragi Souken)
Sakuragi Souken (Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture) announced on May 27 that it has requested permission from the Waste Guidance Department of the Department of Environment and Lifestyle of the Chiba Prefectural Government Office to build an intermediate treatment facility. new industrial waste specializes in solar energy. plate. It is expected to take more than a year for approval and the target is to start intermediate processing operations from 2025 onwards.
The company opened the "Japan Solar Panel Recycling Center Chiba Prefecture Reuse Factory" in July 2023, and in addition to reusing solar panels (reusing as products), the company The company also conducts the business of disassembling and separating for recycling (reusing as materials). started. The product is separated into aluminum frame, glass tube, junction box, cell (power generation unit), etc. and about 99% of it is sent to recyclable routes.
If intermediate processing of solar panels is approved, it will be possible to accept waste solar panels from Chiba Prefecture and the entire Kanto region. Moving forward, the company plans to construct several additional buildings on adjacent land pending approval, and plans to build a facility that can process more than 300,000 sheets per year in the future.
In the solar power generation business, the company can provide comprehensive support including power generation equipment sales, power plant design and construction, maintenance after completion, equipment dismantling, reuse solar panels, disassemble and sort for recycling, etc. it means Furthermore, it is said that orders for waterproofing paint on the roof can be received after the solar panels have been dismantled at one stop.
