Startup · $3m raised
Solar recycler still in the business
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round PV Industries raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Government | Grant | - |
Companies PV Industries acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming PV Industries. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney e-waste recycler Sircel has been put into voluntary administration, an appointment its directors dispute, stunning Australia's solar recycling sector; the piece recalls Kilara Capital's $5 million backing and industry warnings.
Also RenewEconomy
An interview with Sun Cable's co-founder about his advisory firm's new report urging Australian investment in solar recycling, aviation fuel, and clean export industries.
PV Industries, a battery-recycling consortium and 1414 Degrees win grants in the newest CRC round, covering panel recycling, battery materials recovery and hydrogen; KGM Services also enters the field with university backers.
Federal grants roundup: 21 Cooperative Research Centres Projects awards worth $51 million in Round 15, with EQ Plastics, Optiscan Imaging and NEXSEN BioTech each receiving $3 million for product development.
Also RenewEconomy
The Queensland government proposes a solar panel landfill ban and a small recycling pilot, while the article recalls past grants to recyclers Scipher Technologies and Reclaim PV and surveys Australia's emerging panel recycling sector.
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A report warns Australia lacks solar panel recycling policy as waste volumes grow, while several companies already offer recycling services and two have received government grants to build processing facilities.
Five New South Wales solar panel and battery recycling and reuse projects share $7.4 million in state government Circular Solar grants, funding new recycling facilities in Sydney and Albury plus reuse research.