HIGHLIGHTS
- Joint LU7–Macquarie University–CSIRO research project successfully selected
- Four-year program advances LU7’s solar-panel recycling technology
- Microwave delamination separates panels without crushing or contamination
- Enables higher-quality recovery of silicon, glass, silver and other metals
- CSIRO and Macquarie University provide specialist expertise and facilities
- Independent CSIRO involvement strengthens LU7’s scientific credibility
- Reduces LU7’s research and technology-development costs
- Supports pilot-scale design, commercial modelling and technical validation
- Creates valuable intellectual property and commercialisation opportunities