Engineering the next generation of solar panel recycling systems
North Volt Cycle is a Canadian industrial technology company developing automated photovoltaic recycling equipment, robotic dismantling systems, and scalable material recovery infrastructure for end-of-life solar modules.
A generation of solar modules approaching end of life
The global expansion of solar energy is producing one of the largest emerging industrial waste streams of the next two decades. Millions of photovoltaic modules will require dedicated processing, material recovery, and industrial-scale recycling infrastructure.
Without engineered systems to recover them, the glass, aluminum, copper, silver, and silicon inside today's solar fleet risk being lost — undermining the circular promise of clean energy and the integrity of renewable supply chains.
North Volt Cycle is engineering the industrial systems required to close that loop: automated, modular, instrumented, and built to scale alongside the renewable energy infrastructure they support.
Closing the material loop on the renewable era
Our equipment is engineered to keep the materials inside end-of-life solar modules in the supply chain — recovering market-grade glass cullet, aluminum profiles, copper concentrate, and silicon/silver-bearing fractions rather than down-cycling them into landfill-bound mixed waste.
- Glass cullet
- Aluminum profiles
- Copper concentrate
- Silver-bearing fractions
- Silicon streams
- Polymer separation
A modular, automated recycling platform
An end-to-end solar module recovery system built around mechanical separation, robotic automation, high-yield material recovery, and configurable modular equipment lines.
Mechanical Separation
Precision delamination of glass, EVA, and cell layers.
Robotic Automation
Robotic frame, junction-box, and component removal cells.
Material Recovery
High-purity recovery of glass, aluminum, copper, and silicon.
Modular Architecture
Configurable lines that scale with industrial throughput.
Engineered across the full PV module lifecycle
From aluminum frame removal and junction-box extraction through glass delamination, multi-stage sorting, and silicon/silver concentration — every stage of the line is engineered as a defined industrial module, not a black box.
- Aluminum frame removal
- Junction box extraction
- Cable separation
- Glass delamination
- EVA decomposition R&D
- Silicon recovery streams
- Copper concentration
- Silver-bearing recovery
- AI-assisted sorting
PLC, SCADA, and AI-assisted process control
Every module is instrumented at the sensor level and integrated under a unified industrial automation architecture — equipment-level PLC control, supervisory SCADA, and an analytics layer for throughput, yield, energy, and predictive maintenance.
AI-assisted models for sorting and process optimization run on top of this backbone, supporting continuous improvement of recovery yield and per-tonne energy intensity.
Built in Canada for a global supply chain
Process and equipment engineering led from Canada, designed for international deployment with qualified manufacturing and field-service partners.
Canadian Engineering
Process and equipment design led from Canada, leveraging domestic clean-tech expertise.
Global Sourcing
Qualified international components integrated into reliable, manufacturable systems.
Industrial Credibility
Designed against safety, environmental, and industrial standards from the outset.
Commercialization Platform
A serious technology platform built for pilot, scale-up, and international deployment.
Engineered for low-impact industrial operation
Dust extraction, off-gas treatment, environmental monitoring, and energy analytics are designed into each module from the architecture stage. The line is engineered to operate within recognized occupational safety and environmental management practices.
A serious industrial technology platform — open to partnership
We are actively engaging with industrial manufacturing partners, research institutions, clean-tech innovation programs, and international deployment partners along the commercialization pathway for solar recycling infrastructure.
