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On Wednesday 27 May 2026, SOPHIA was presented in Brussels at "Securing Europe's clean transition through e-waste circularity", a high-level event organised by Recycling Europe that gathered industry leaders, policymakers, recyclers and NGOs. The day's central message sat very close to what SOPHIA is building: end-of-life PV panels are among Europe's fastest-growing e-waste streams, and unlocki... Read more

Twelve months into the SOPHIA project, partners gathered in Halle (Saale), Germany, for the second consortium meeting, hosted by the Fraunhofer-Center for Silicon-Photovoltaic (CSP) and organised by AIMPLAS, the project coordinator.Taking place on 6 and 7 May 2026, the meeting marked the completion of the project's first year and provided an important opportunity to review progress across all e... Read more

From 21 to 23 January 2026, Valencia hosted the 24th edition of the International Electronics Reuse & Recycling Congress (IERC 2026) at the Palacio de Congresos. Organised by ICM AG, the congress brought together more than 500 international professionals from across the electronics value chain, including producers, recyclers, policymakers and reuse organisations. SOPHIA was represented on s... Read more

Six months into the SOPHIA project, partners gathered in Villafranca de los Barros, Spain, for the first consortium meeting, hosted by La Hormiga Verde (LHV) and organized by AIMPLAS, the project coordinator. This meeting took place on 20 November and served as an important milestone to review progress across all work packages, align on next steps, and strengthen collaboration among partners wo... Read more

The project partners of SOPHIA gathered on 26 June 2025 in Valencia (Spain) to kick-off this Horizon Europe project.