PV Industries
PV Industries Pty Ltd is an Australian solar panel recycling company that uses proprietary De-framer and De-glasser technology to recover over 90% of end-of-life module materials, serving commercial installers, utility-scale operators, government agencies, and residential customers across NSW, Victoria, ACT, and South Australia.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersSydney, Australia
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What PV Industries does
PV Industries Pty Ltd is an Australian private company (ABN 33 644 175 995) that operates a solar panel recycling platform, recovering aluminium, glass, copper, silver, and other precious metals from end-of-life photovoltaic modules. The company is the first and only operator in Australia with an automated de-framing machine, and pairs this with proprietary De-glasser technology within a high-capacity Sydney facility to recover over 90% of panel materials in under 60 seconds. The company also offers an on-site solar panel testing solution that enables installers to test panels in position without individual removal, generating instant performance reports.
The business model is transaction-based, generating revenue from gate fees, transport fees, and processing fees for collection, disassembly, and material recovery services, alongside material resale into local manufacturing. Customers are segmented across commercial solar installers, utility-scale solar farm operators, government agencies (councils, state departments), and residential end-of-life panel owners, served via instant online quote calculators for Sydney Metro and custom quotes for larger accounts. Distribution is direct, with drop-off locations across NSW, Victoria, ACT, and South Australia, plus on-site collection services.
The company is co-founded by James Petesic and Timothy Dawson (CEO), with Tom Witheridge as Head of Engineering & Operations. To date it has secured over $6.7M AUD in cumulative grant funding from NSW EPA, Sustainability Victoria, and the Federal Government CRC-P program, and maintains research and commercialization partnerships with UNSW, UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, CSIRO, John Holland, ReSource, Spark Renewables, and Maoneng. The company self-identifies as a social enterprise focused on diverting solar panel waste from landfill and supporting the circular economy in Australia.
PV Industries firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- PV Industries
- Legal name
- PV Industries Pty Ltd
- Website
- https://pvindustries.com.au
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- PV Industries Pty Ltd is an Australian solar panel recycling company that uses proprietary De-framer and De-glasser technology to recover over 90% of end-of-life module materials, serving commercial installers, utility-scale operators, government agencies, and residential customers across NSW, Victoria, ACT, and South Australia.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
PV Industries industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Solar Panel Recycling Services
- NAICS
- Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Waste Collection (56211)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Solar End-of-Life, Recycling & Decommissioning (Panels, Inverters, Racking) (EUAMABAM)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- PV Module & Panel Recycling (Glass, Silicon, Metals Recovery) (EUAMALAA), PV Balance-of-System (BOS) Recycling (Inverters, Racking, Wiring, Transformers) (EUAMALAB), Decommissioning, Recycling & End-of-Life Services (Module Recycling, Site Restoration) (EUACAGAM)
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Where PV Industries is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Sydney
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices5 records
Markets served
PV Industries business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Solar Panel Collection Services: Arrangement of collection or drop-off services for end-of-life solar panels, inverters and other solar products. Revenue generated through transport fees and gate fees for processing.
- Solar Panel Disassembly: Professional separation of frames, junction boxes, and cables using specialized equipment and techniques. Revenue from processing fees.
- Material Recovery and Sales: Recovery and sale of valuable materials including aluminium, glass, copper, silver and other precious metals recovered from solar panels for use in local manufacturing.
- Sustainable Processing Services: World-leading recycling processes for solar panels, inverters, and lithium-ion batteries. Revenue from processing fees and government grants supporting circular economy initiatives.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Residential Instant Quote - Sydney Metro |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Commercial Instant Quote - Sydney Metro |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Government Custom Quote |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Utility Custom Quote |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Bankstown Drop-Off Quote |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
PV Industries product offering
Product offeringCore offering
PV Industries provides end-of-life solar panel recycling services for commercial solar installers, utility-scale solar farm operators, government agencies, and residential customers across Australia. The service spans collection or drop-off of panels, automated disassembly using proprietary De-framer and De-glasser equipment, recovery of aluminium, glass, copper, silver, silicon and other materials, and sustainable processing that recovers over 90% of panel materials in under 60 seconds per panel.
Product overview
PV Industries operates as a solar panel recycling service provider with a comprehensive suite of integrated services and proprietary technologies. The core offering includes solar panel collection, disassembly, material recovery, and sustainable processing, supported by innovative technologies such as the Automated De-framer (the first and only automated de-framing machine in Australia) and De-glasser technology. These processes recover over 90% of solar panel materials in under 60 seconds. The company also offers a solar panel testing solution allowing on-site testing without removal, and operates a reverse collection network across NSW. Services are structured for multiple customer segments: commercial solar installers (bulk collection and compliance documentation), residential installers (pickup/drop-off options), government agencies (cost-efficient bulk recycling and EPA compliance), and utility-scale solar farms (full decommissioning support). The Circular Solar Phase 2 project is expanding capacity with a high-capacity recycling facility in Sydney. Materials recovered include clean glass, refined aluminium, silicon, copper and metals, and steel framing, which are supplied to manufacturing partners.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Solar Panel Collection Service Arranges convenient collection (transport-fee) or drop-off (gate-fee-only) services for end-of-life solar panels, inverters, and other solar products across Australia, supported by a network of drop-off locations in NSW (Bankstown, Dubbo, Gosford, Newcastle, Thornleigh, Woy Woy), Victoria (Derrimut, East Gippsland), and South Australia (Mitcham).
- Solar Panel Disassembly Service Professional separation of solar panel frames, junction boxes, and cables using specialised proprietary equipment (including the Automated De-framer) and techniques at the company's recycling facility, with de-framed panels taking up 7x less space than framed panels.
- Material Recovery Service Advanced processes that recover valuable materials from end-of-life solar panels, including aluminium, glass, copper, silver, silicon, and other precious metals, with recovered materials supplied back into local manufacturing.
- Sustainable Processing Service World-leading recycling processes that maximise diversion from landfill and minimise environmental impact, including highly efficient processing that recovers 90%+ of solar panel materials in under 60 seconds per panel using in-house developed machinery.
- Solar Panel Testing Solution Allows solar panel installers to test solar panels in position without individual removal, optimising panel performance and generating instant reports for clients, with commercialisation supported under the Circular Solar Phase 2 project.
- Government Solar Recycling Solutions Cost-efficient and compliant solar panel recycling solutions for local councils, state departments, and federal government entities, including bulk pickup, community recycling/drop-off programs, and detailed environmental and EPA-aligned reporting.
- Utility-Scale Solar Farm Recycling Comprehensive recycling and resource recovery solutions for large-scale solar farms, including on-site assessment, safe dismantling, panel recovery using De-framer/De-glasser technology, and ESG compliance reporting, delivered through the Sydney high-capacity recycling facility (Circular Solar Phase 2).
- Commercial Solar Recycling Bulk collection, removal, and recycling of PV modules, inverters, and racking systems for large-scale commercial solar installations, with detailed waste tracking and compliance documentation tailored to commercial-scale operators.
- Inverter End-of-Life Processing Service Onshore warranty support and end-of-life processing services for solar inverters, delivered in conjunction with the company's broader solar PV and lithium-ion battery recycling capabilities.
Quantifiable outcome
- 90%+ solar panel recovery rate
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use PV Industries
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
PV Industries technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability1 record
Feature4 records
PV Industries partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- University of New South Wales (UNSW)coreResearch partner for solar panel recycling processes and end-markets development. Partnered on Circular Solar Trial and CRC-P project for photovoltaic and renewable energy engineering expertise.
- UTS Institute for Sustainable FuturescoreResearch partner conducting material flow analysis, industry surveys, and expert interviews for circular economy strategies. Part of Circular Solar Trial project team.
- CSIROminorPartner for improved procedures for safe handling and transport of lithium-ion batteries in the Circular Solar Trial project.
- John HollandminorPartner for developing end-markets for recovered solar panel glass in high-value construction applications. Part of Circular Solar Trial.
- City of NewcastleminorEstablished solar panel drop-off point at Summerhill Waste Management Centre. Partnership for regional collection network.
- Greentech SydneyminorPartner for metro and regional collection and logistics network in NSW for solar panel recycling.
- ReSourceminorCollaborating on large-scale, high-volume solar panel testing and recycling process utilizing machine learning.
- Spark RenewablesminorCollaborating on solar panel testing and recycling process from decommissioning to end-markets. Partner in CRC-P project.
- NSW CircularminorProject partner in Circular Solar Trial for market assessment and identifying barriers and opportunities for circular solar economy.
- MaonengminorProject partner for market assessment and industry collaboration in Circular Solar Trial.
- Circular AustraliaminorPartner organization supporting circular economy initiatives for solar panels in Australia.
- The Hunter Joint OrganisationminorRegional partner supporting collection network development in Hunter region of NSW.
- The Canberra Region Joint OrganisationminorRegional partner supporting collection network development in Canberra region.
- Sydney LandscapeminorPartner for end-market development and sustainability initiatives.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights9 records
PV Industries competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Veolia: Global environmental services giant with hazardous waste and e-waste recycling capabilities including solar panel handling in select geographies. Comparable as a large, diversified waste-management incumbent that overlaps PV Industries' collection and processing activities at the BOS-component level (inverters, racking) and competes for government e-waste contracts.
- First Solar: Global thin-film PV module manufacturer with one of the industry's most established PV recycling programs (recycling CdTe and now CdTe plus other technologies). Comparable because it operates both module manufacturing and a proprietary recycling/EOL take-back service; differs in being a vertically integrated OEM rather than a pure recycler.
- Suez: International water and waste management group with established e-waste and special-waste recycling operations across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Comparable as a broad incumbent with material recovery and collection capabilities, positioning it as a potential competitor or partner as solar EOL volumes scale.
Regional players
- Cleanaway Waste Management: Australia's largest waste management company operating collection, transfer, and materials recovery facilities across the same states PV Industries serves (NSW, VIC, SA). Direct competitor for council and commercial collection contracts and a logical potential acquirer or partner for solar EOL volumes in Australia.
- ENVAR: Australia-based e-waste and IT asset recycling operator with collection and processing infrastructure in NSW and other states. Comparable as an Australian regional e-waste recycler that handles overlapping waste streams (inverters, batteries, electronic components) and competes for similar municipal and commercial e-waste contracts.
Emerging players
- Li-Cycle: Publicly listed lithium-ion battery recycling specialist with spoke-and-hub network. Comparable as an emerging battery-focused recycler whose technology and end-market development for lithium-ion batteries overlaps with PV Industries' inverter and battery end-of-life processing line.
- Cyclic Materials: Canada-based rare earth and other critical materials recycler with magnet-to-element recovery technology. Comparable as an emerging materials recovery specialist pursuing similar circular-economy narratives for hard-to-recover materials, though focused on magnets/REE rather than PV modules.
- Redwood Materials: US-based battery materials recycling and refining company founded by a former Tesla CTO, focused on creating a circular supply chain for lithium-ion batteries and adjacent electronics. Adjacent comparable for the inverter and battery end-of-life handling portion of PV Industries' offering.
Direct peers
- SolarCycle: US-based solar panel recycling startup building high-throughput recycling facilities with proprietary processes to recover 95%+ of panel materials. Direct competitor in the solar-specific recycling category with similar vertical-integration ambitions (collection → processing → material offtake).
- ROSI Solar: France-based solar panel recycling specialist using proprietary processes to recover high-purity materials (silver, silicon, copper, glass) from end-of-life PV modules. Closest direct peer to PV Industries in technology focus and end-market (high-value materials recovery from EOL panels), though operating in Europe rather than Australia.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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PV Industries leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
PV Industries funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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PV Industries M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about PV Industries
What does PV Industries do?
PV Industries provides end-of-life solar panel recycling services for commercial solar installers, utility-scale solar farm operators, government agencies, and residential customers across Australia. The service spans collection or drop-off of panels, automated disassembly using proprietary De-framer and De-glasser equipment, recovery of aluminium, glass, copper, silver, silicon and other materials, and sustainable processing that recovers over 90% of panel materials in under 60 seconds per panel.
Is PV Industries a public or private company?
PV Industries is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was PV Industries founded?
PV Industries was founded in -1. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is PV Industries based?
PV Industries is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does PV Industries make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Solar Panel Collection Services are the primary driver. The others are solar Panel Disassembly, material Recovery and Sales and sustainable Processing Services.
Who are PV Industries's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Veolia, First Solar and Suez. Regional players are Cleanaway Waste Management and ENVAR. Emerging players are Li-Cycle, Cyclic Materials and Redwood Materials. Direct peers are SolarCycle and ROSI Solar.
Does PV Industries have an API?
No public API is recorded for PV Industries.
What industry is PV Industries in?
PV Industries's product category is Solar Panel Recycling Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAMABAM, Solar End-of-Life, Recycling & Decommissioning (Panels, Inverters, Racking), with a secondary code of EUAMALAA, PV Module & Panel Recycling (Glass, Silicon, Metals Recovery). Its NAICS code is 562920.