Featured in Solar leads the European recovery – 06-2020

‘We will need a solution’

The Circusol project was established in August 2018 with the aim of fostering business models that demonstrate the circular economy within the solar industry. Tom Rommens from the Flemish sustainability research group Vito serves as the Circusol coordinator. He reports that with a wave of PV products at end of life forming, Circusol’s five demonstration projects are providing insights into how circular-economy principles can be applied to PV.

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Jonathan Gifford

15 Jun 2020

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On a personal level, what professional experience do you bring to Circusol, and by extension the solar industry?I am working in a research unit that is dealing with circular materials management and circular business models. At Vito, we do a lot of research for policymakers, who want to fine tune their strategies regarding waste management …

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