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Congratulations to Professor Yansong Shen for winning the 2026 Eureka Prize for Sustainability Research!
Sydney, Australia
04 September 2026
Celebrating a major achievement for ARC Hub PVRS and its mission to advance circular and sustainable solutions for photovoltaic recycling.
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PhD Researcher Mariye Jahannoush and Team PlastiCare Win 2026 Annual Industry Design Challenge
Brisbane, Australia
18 August 2026
We are delighted to congratulate our PhD researcher Mariye Jahannoush and her team, PlastiCare, on winning the 2026 Annual Industry Design Challenge (AIDC26) organised by the Solving Plastic Waste Cooperative Research Centre (SPW CRC) in partnership with Queensland Children’s Hospital and Children’s Health Queensland.
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ARC Hub PVRS joins fellow researchers at Science Alive! Adelaide to showcase Australian innovation in clean technology and the circular economy
Adelaide, Australia
10 August 2026
What happens to solar panels when they reach the end of their life? That was one of the many questions explored with visitors at Science Alive! Adelaide, where the ARC Hub PVRS team joined fellow researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for CSI, the ARC Centre of Excellence for GETCO2, and UNSW Chemical Engineering to showcase Australian innovation in sustainability and clean technologies.
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Double Congratulations for ARC Hub PVRS — Two of Our Leaders Named 2026 Eureka Prize Finalists!
Sydney, Australia
29 July 2026
We are absolutely thrilled to congratulate not one, but two of our Hub's leaders — Director Professor Yansong Shen and Deputy Director Scientia Professor Xiaojing Hao — on being named finalists at the 2026 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes!
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ARC PVRS Hub Honors Pioneers in Solar Sustainability with Unique Recycled Pins
Sydney, Australia
30 April 2026
As part of its ongoing mission to champion a circular solar economy, the ARC Hub PVRS has unveiled a unique initiative to recognize the unsung heroes of the renewable energy sector. The Hub has commissioned a limited series of bespoke lapel pins, crafted from recycled materials, to be awarded to leading researchers and policymakers advancing the field of solar recycling.
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Successful Launch of ARC Hub PVRS and the Inaugural PVRS Symposium to Spearhead Australia’s Circular Solar Economy
Sydney, Australia
22 April 2026
As Australia faces a rapidly growing volume of end-of-life solar panels, the ARC Research Hub for Photovoltaic Solar Panel Recycling and Sustainability has officially launched at UNSW Sydney.
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ARC Hub PVRS Calls for National Action on Solar Panel Recycling and Circular Economy Development
Sydney, Australia
7 April 2026
The ARC Hub PVRS has formally submitted a national policy recommendation paper to the Australian Parliament and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), urging stronger coordinated action to address Australia’s rapidly growing end-of-life solar panel challenge.
