Sharp developed reuse and recycling technology for used photovoltaic modules*.
In fiscal 2002, Sharp developed technology in which a newly developed resin forms a new back-surface film, enabling the solar cells, front-surface glass and module-encapsulating resin to be used as is. In fiscal 2003, Sharp developed recycling technology in which Sharp take the silicon cell material from used photovoltaic modules, and then melt and process it into new cells for new modules.
Sharp plan to continue this research and development with the goal of putting this reuse and recycling technology into practice.

*Conducted as part of the R&D Initiative for Recycle/Reuse Processing Technologies for Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems, an initiative of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).