India's 1st Organised Solar Recycling Platform

Turning yesterday's solar panels into tomorrow's raw materials.

India's first organised, full-component solar-panel recycling platform — recovering glass, aluminium, copper, silicon and silver from end-of-life and reject panels.

Trusted by India's solar value chain & advisors
Navitas Solar • Niveshaay • CEEW Recognised • CPCB EPR Registered

A solar panel isn't waste. Valuable materials.

Step 0 / 8
⚡ Complete Panel
Element Mass
~22.0 kg
Panel Ratio
100% Mass
Lifecycle State
Assembled
Complete Solar Panel Step 0 of 8 • ~22.0 kg (100% Mass)

A complete, fully assembled solar panel before circular disassembly. A tightly laminated multi-material composite built to endure 25+ years in harsh outdoor environments.

Material: Hermetically Sealed Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Module ~22.0 kg
Measurable Environmental Returns

Recovery that adds up.

Recovered materials go back into industry — cutting the need for virgin mining and the emissions that come with it.

3,200+
Tonnes of panels recycled to date
25
Distinct panel constructions catalogued
5
Core materials recovered from every panel
~1/3
Carbon footprint of recycled silver vs virgin mining
Live Feedstock Estimator

Estimate Recovery from Your Decommissioned Capacity

Capacity:
Modules Recovered
~11,360
250 MT Total Mass
Tempered Glass
170.0 MT
Low-iron cullet
Aluminium Alloy
45.0 MT
6063-T6 Ingot stock
Pure Silicon (c-Si)
11.3 MT
Semiconductor re-melt
Precious Silver
39.8 kg
High value yield
Diverts ~395 Metric Tons of CO₂e emissions vs virgin mining.
Core Capabilities

What we do.

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01
Full-Component

Panel recycling

Full-component recovery from end-of-life, damaged and reject modules with zero landfill waste.

02
EPR Compliance

Manufacturer & IPP solutions

Compliant, auditable, and traceable end-of-life certificate documentation for solar manufacturers.

03
Reverse Logistics

Decommissioning & reinstall

Turnkey on-site safe extraction, multi-state freight, and second-life module testing and grading.

Regulatory Standards

Compliant, credible, recognised.

We operate to formal environmental standards — the difference between organised recycling and informal scrap handling.

EPR-registered

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Framework

Recognised by CEEW

Council on Energy, Environment and Water study

Zero-Landfill Protocol

100% component recovery & non-toxic delamination

Network Alliances

Trusted by India's solar value chain.

Navitas Solar
Manufacturing & Feedstock Partner
CEEW
Renewable Policy Research
Surat Roadking
Logistics Fleet & Freight Network
GIDC Hazira
Industrial Zone Surat
Niveshaay
Strategic Investment Management

“Regain Energy Solutions provides the scientific transparency, material traceability, and audited EPR documentation that utility-scale developers need as modules reach end-of-life.”

India Renewable Energy Sector Endorsement
Industrial Scale & Proven Delivery

Start your journey to closed-loop solar circularity — for a resilient planet and generations to come.

Transforming decommissioned solar infrastructure into high-purity industrial raw materials with transparent chain-of-custody tracking.

Operational Showcase Surat Facility Live

The Power of Organised Solar Recycling

Every solar module decommissioned with Regain undergoes non-destructive frame dismantling, thermal EVA separation, and closed-loop hydrometallurgical silver leaching.

Solar technicians inspecting solar module arrays
Zero Liquid Discharge High-purity glass, aluminium & precious silver recovery
+45% YoY Growth
16,500 MT
Annual Processing Capacity

Licensed automated mechanical & hydrometallurgical line in Surat.

Lab Certified
98.6%
Material Circular Recovery

Zero landfill destination; all 5 constituent materials returned to industry.

Legally Valid
100%
CPCB EPR Audit Pass

Guaranteed Form-6 manifests and tamper-proof chain-of-custody documentation.

48hr SLA
14+ States
Decommissioning Corridors

Pan-India specialized air-suspension transit for fragile solar arrays.

EPR & Technical Knowledge Base

Frequently Asked Questions

Key answers regarding regulatory EPR certificates, hazardous material neutralization, nationwide freight, and secondary raw material purity.

Regain generates legally validated Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) EPR recycling certificates, Form-6 digital manifests, and full serial-number certificates of destruction. These documents eliminate your end-of-life environmental liability and satisfy audit inspections under India's 2022 E-Waste Management Rules.

Unlike informal scrap yards that use dangerous open acid leaching, Regain deploys an engineered closed-loop hydrometallurgical process with Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD). Over 99.9% of heavy metals and precious silver are precipitated into stable industrial byproducts, preventing soil and groundwater contamination.

Have specific project or technical questions?

Our Surat environmental engineering team provides bespoke compliance advice for large utility solar farms.

Client Endorsements

What our clients say

We understand the hassle of managing end-of-life compliance in your process. That's why we deliver reliable, audited recycling built for enterprise partners.

“Partnering with Regain was the best decision for our plant repowering. Full-component recovery of glass and frames was documented with official CPCB EPR manifests.”

Sarah Johnson
Sarah Johnson
Operations Director, Utility EPC

“Our company saved significant compliance overhead by moving end-of-life solar panels to Regain. The Surat facility logistics and material audit were completely transparent.”

Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson
Senior Asset Manager, CleanGrid

“I've worked with many waste handlers, but Regain truly stands out. Their hydrometallurgical silver recovery and zero-landfill processing standards are unmatched in India.”

Aisha Rahman
Aisha Rahman
Environmental Engineer, EcoPolicy

“I love how cleanly Regain manages chain-of-custody for decommissioned modules. Their digital manifest tracks every metric ton from site dismantle to recovered copper and silicon.”

David Kim
David Kim
Solar Project Lead, TerraVolt

“The reverse logistics fleet setup was fast, dependable, and fully insured. Our 10 MW decommissioned farm was cleared on schedule with zero local environmental fallout.”

James Carter
James Carter
Independent Power Producer

“Regain made it easy to hit our annual ESG and EPR targets. Their technical staff explained every extraction step and provided comprehensive third-party audit reports.”

Priya Patel
Priya Patel
Sustainability Lead, SolarMfg
Progressive Circular Recovery

A solar panel isn't waste. It is 5 refined raw materials.

Scroll through the sequence below to witness how every crystalline module is precision-assembled — and cleanly delaminated back into virgin-grade industrial commodities.

3D Assembly Studio
01 / 08

Structural Aluminium Frame

6063-T6 Extrusion 2.5 kg • 99.8% Recovery Billet
STEP 01 / FOUNDATION
11.4% Mass

Structural Aluminium Frame

6063-T6 alloy structural spine. CNC debonding strips perimeter frames in <18 seconds without micro-cracking glass.

Destination: Re-melted into automotive castings & extrusions
Mass
~2.5 kg
Purity
99.8% Billet
CO₂ Saved
-85%
STEP 02 / OPTICAL SHIELD
68.2% Mass

3.2mm Tempered Front Glass

Ultra-clear low-iron glazing. Thermal wave delamination cleanly recovers low-iron cullet without chemical contaminants.

Destination: Raw batch for architectural glazing & insulation
Mass
~15.0 kg
Purity
99.5% Cullet
Energy Saved
-35%
STEP 03 / ENCAPSULATION
5.5% Mass

Front EVA Encapsulant Film

Cross-linked copolymer barrier. Closed-chamber thermal depolymerization recovers pure resin cleanly with zero toxic exhaust.

Destination: Industrial elastomers & syngas energy
Mass
~1.2 kg
Purity
98.4% Resin
Landfill
0% Waste
STEP 04 / PHOTOVOLTAIC CORE
4.5% Mass

Monocrystalline Silicon Cells

Semiconductor wafers that convert solar photons into electricity, liberated intact via chemical delamination for clean re-melting.

Destination: High-grade solar ingot feedstock & Al-Si alloys
Mass
~1.0 kg
Purity
99.2% Si
CO₂ Saved
-60%
STEP 05 / STRATEGIC SILVER
>45% Total Value

Refined Precious Silver (Ag)

Micro-fine screen-printed metallization busbars dissolved via selective ambient leaching into 99.9% fine bullion ingots.

Destination: 99.9% bullion ingots for aerospace & electronics
Mass
~3.5 g
Purity
99.9% Bullion
Value Share
>45%
STEP 06 / DIELECTRIC CUSHION
4.5% Mass

Rear EVA / POE Cushion Film

Rear dielectric buffer providing electrical insulation, separated cleanly under controlled temperature without ash residue.

Destination: Modified bitumen & composite filler additives
Mass
~1.0 kg
Release
98.0% Clean
Waste
0% Landfill
STEP 07 / COPPER & CONDUIT
3.6% Mass

Backsheet & Junction Box

Composite backing and IP68 terminal box. Automated de-soldering recovers electrolytic copper cabling and terminal clips.

Destination: Continuous copper rod smelting into electrical cables
Mass
~0.8 kg
Purity
99.9% Cu
CO₂ Saved
-80%
STEP 08 / 100% CIRCULAR REBIRTH
100% Closed

100% Circular Reassembled Module

Zero landfill loop closed: all 5 strategic commodities cleanly reclaimed and returned to certified manufacturing with verifiable Form-6 manifests.

EPR Compliance: Form-6 certified zero-landfill audit trail
Total Mass
~22.0 kg
Audit Trail
Form-6 Verified
Lifecycle CO₂
-72%
100% CIRCULAR LIFECYCLE COMPLETED

All 7 crystalline photovoltaic layers successfully recovered with verifiable Form-6 EPR chain-of-custody manifests.

Solar energy field at sunset
Compliant End-of-Life Solar Recovery

Have panels to recycle? Let's talk.

Manufacturers, developers and EPCs — get a quote for compliant recycling or end-of-life management.

EPR-registered • CEEW Recognised
Surat Hazira GIDC Line
Pan-India Reverse Logistics