SOLARCYCLE Begins Operations at Cedartown, Georgia Recycling Facility

‍Cedartown — (January 29, 2026) — SOLARCYCLE, a technology-based solar recycling company, announced today that it has begun recycling operations at its new state-of-the-art facility in Cedartown, Georgia.

The 255,000-square-foot recycling facility is home to SOLARCYCLE’s proprietary next-generation advanced recycling technology, which delivers more than double the throughput of the company’s first-generation recycling lines. The new process allows for 100% landfill diversion and recovers 96% of the value from the silver, copper, aluminum, glass and other critical minerals within a solar panel. The site is now processing thousands of solar panels per week and will continue to scale toward one million panels annually by the end of 2026. At full capacity, the facility can process up to 5 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels each year.

“Our recycling facility in Cedartown represents a step-change in how we're delivering end-of-life infrastructure,” said Suvi Sharma, CEO and CO-Founder at SOLARCYCLE. “The next phase of our growth is all about bringing solar recycling to industrial scale and delivering winning economics for our customers so the industry can keep high volumes of critical materials in domestic supply chains as solar deployment continues to accelerate.”

The recycling facility is located adjacent to SOLARCYCLE’s future solar glass manufacturing plant, creating an integrated campus designed to recover and remanufacture high-value materials from end-of-life solar panels. The company has already secured customer commitments covering more than 80% of the glass factory’s planned 5 GW capacity, reflecting strong demand for domestically manufactured solar materials. The project is on track to break ground in mid-2026 and deliver its first production of glass in 2028.

Despite a challenging political climate in 2025, the industry has continued to grow. According to the Energy Information Administration, utility-scale solar continues to be the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the U.S. The agency says 70 GW of new solar generating capacity is scheduled to come online in 2026 and 2027, which represents a 49% increase in U.S. solar operating capacity compared with the end of 2025. SOLARCYCLE expects this continued growth in solar deployments to drive increased demand for end-of-life solutions.  

About SOLARCYCLE

SOLARCYCLE is leading the growth of the circular economy for solar in America. The company partners with the world’s largest asset owners and manufacturers to recycle solar panels, recover valuable materials, and produce key components for the next generation of solar panels and clean energy products. Through its circular economy solutions, SOLARCYCLE enhances the sustainability and resiliency of the U.S. solar supply chain. Learn more at www.solarcycle.us.

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