This document summarizes a presentation given by Prof. R. Cloots on behalf of the Group of Research in Energy & Environment from MATerials at the University of Liege. The group's areas of expertise include materials for energy production and storage, functionalized glass and steel, nanostructured films, and microanalysis for environmental monitoring. A key project discussed is Solarcycle, which involves collecting and recycling "out of order" photovoltaic units to achieve 80% recycling and 85% material recovery by 2019 in accordance with European regulations. The presentation highlights the successful collaboration between academic and industrial partners on the Solarcycle project.

1. Group of Research in Energy & Environment
from MATerials – Chemistry Department
University of Liege
Watching the Lab’s video
Prof. R. Cloots
Full Professor
Dean of the Faculty of Science
represented by Dr. A. Schrijnemakers
Lab’Insight « Solar Energy »
Brussels
November 21 , 2013
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2. Fields of expertise and industrial
targets
• Materials for energy production or storage
• Functionalized glass, steel
• Nanostructured and/or mesoporous films
• Solving problems for granular materials production,
transport and storage
• Microanalysis expertise for air, soils quality control
• Optimization of recycling process
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3. Fields of expertise and industrial
targets
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4. Fields of expertise
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5. Fields of expertise
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6. Fields of expertise
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7. Fields of expertise
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8. Fields of expertise
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9. Fields of expertise
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10. Applied research project: Solarcycle
Collect & recycling
of ‘out of order’ photovoltaic units
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11. Applied research project: Solarcycle
Growth of Photovoltaïc power in the world (MW)
End of life ?
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12. Applied research project: Solarcycle
D3E
Effective
07/2012
02/2014
D3E
Transposition
National level
Recovery
Recycling
08/2015
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80 % recycled
85 % valued
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13. Applied research project: Solarcycle
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14. Applied research project: Solarcycle
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15. SOLARCYCLE: a successful collaboration
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16. SOLARCYCLE: a successful collaboration
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17. SOLARCYCLE: a successful collaboration
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18. SOLARCYCLE: a successful collaboration
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19. Perspectives
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20. CONTACTS LABO
University of Liege/Chemistry Department
Group of Research in Energy & Environment from MATerials
Allée de la Chimie 3 B6a
4000 Liège (Sart-Tilman)
Belgium
http://www.lcis.ulg.ac.be/
Prof. Rudi Cloots
Full Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Science
rcloots@ulg.ac.be
+32 4 366.34.36
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