SOLAR PANEL RECYCLING BUSINESS PLAN

I. Executive Summary

Company Description

Phoenix Reclaim takes its name from Phoenix, Arizona, and the idea of rebirth: turning end-of-life solar panels into new industrial inputs. We operate in the environmental services sector, specializing in solar panel recycling and hazardous e-waste recovery. Our core services are advanced dismantling, chemical and metallurgical processing, and sale of high-purity commodities recovered from panels. One-liner: we convert decommissioned solar panels into certified, high-value industrial materials.

We run facilities in the American Southwest that combine metallurgy, logistics, and renewable-energy expertise to deliver compliant, profitable decommissioning. What sets us apart is our focus on high-value recovery—recovering rare metals to purity specs that command premium prices—plus regional logistics optimized for large utility-scale decommissioning. Target customers are utility owners, large-scale commercial operators, and government decommissioning programs in the U.S. Southwest. Short-term goal: start operations in 2026 and reach steady throughput of 10 MW-equivalent panels/month. Long-term goal: become the national leader in solar panel circularity and supply critical recovered metals to U.S. manufacturers.

Problem

Millions of first-generation solar panels are reaching their 25-year operational limit, creating a concentrated wave of end-of-life modules across the United States. Current waste-management systems are not designed for photovoltaic waste: panels contain hazardous materials that can leach in landfills, and recovery of valuable inputs like silver and high-purity silicon is not happening at scale. Utility-scale operators face mounting regulatory pressure to document end-of-life solutions for large arrays.

There is no domestic, scalable infrastructure to responsibly process decommissioned panels and recover finite raw materials. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, our firm launches in 2026 to fill this gap with advanced facilities that convert hazardous e-waste into high-purity industrial commodities, aligning environmental compliance with economic recovery.

Solution

We operate a Phoenix processing facility that dismantles and refines end-of-life solar modules to address a growing waste and materials shortage problem. Using mechanical separation and hydrometallurgical extraction, we recover glass, aluminum, silver, copper, and produce industrial-grade silicon ingots and recycled glass cullet, while offering secure logistics and certified destruction for customers facing regulatory pressure.

This prevents millions of panels from entering landfills and reduces domestic pressure on high-purity silicon and silver supplies.

Mission Statement

We eliminate solar waste by creating a perfect circular economy for clean-energy materials, delivering the highest recovery rates in the industry while maintaining total environmental compliance. We stop hazardous materials from reaching landfills and reduce the need for destructive mining by returning materials to productive use. We empower solar companies to meet ESG goals through innovative technology and operational excellence and to be the trusted partner for a sustainable, responsible lifecycle.

Closing the loop on solar materials so clean energy truly stays clean.

Key Success Factors

These factors summarize the concrete strengths that will drive our solar panel recycling business.

• Proprietary refining technology delivers 99.9% purity in recovered silicon and silver.
• Strategic U.S. solar belt location reduces logistics costs and transit time.
• Experienced management team with proven industrial operations and renewable finance track record.
• Early commercial interest secured from major utility-scale operators for multi-year decommissioning contracts.
• Strong financial trajectory with EBITDA scaling to $7,771,000 by 2030.

Financial Summary

Financial summary for the Executive Summary: the company launches in 2026 with immediate breakeven and rapid EBITDA growth.

Financial requirements: total planned CAPEX $9,050,000; projected minimum cash shortfall $7,500,000 (Dec-26). Anticipated returns: ROE 15.97% and IRR 0.01%; payback period 56 months; breakeven Feb-26.

Outlook: strong EBITDA scale-up with a clear CAPEX and cash requirement to reach full operations.

Funding Requirements

We seek capital to build and start a solar panel recycling facility: USD 9,800,000 total to reach operations and the first cash trough.

Financial snapshot: launch in 2026 with first‑year revenue of $2,130,000; operational breakeven by February 2026; total payback in 56 months; EBITDA growing from $245,000 year one to $7,700,000+ year five; ROE 15.97%; IRR 0.01%; logistics falling to 5.0% of revenue as scale improves.