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About thirty years ago, one of the first large photovoltaic systems was installed in Europe, consisting of several panels that, for decades, captured the sun's energy and converted it into electrical and thermal energy. Now, after years of honorable service, they are about to be dismantled along with millions of others around the world. But what happens to photovoltaic panels at the end of their life cycle? Is photovoltaics really an ecological solution if we do not know [...]

Today we are celebrating an important milestone for OSAI Green Tech SB, the inauguration, in the presence of the Minister of the Environment and Energy Security - Gilberto Pichetto Fratin - of our first Re4M – Recycling for Manufacturing plant built for the IREN Group and installed at Valdarno Ambiente in the municipality of Terranuova Bracciolini, in the province of Arezzo. Re4M is not only a project that looks to the future of recycling, but also a concrete [...]

In 2023, the transition from a linear to a circular economy must be considered the mandatory starting point for designing and manufacturing a green product. This requires a paradigm shift within every sector, including the field of industrial automation. The data confirms the need: more than 80% of a product's environmental impact is generated during the design phase. Approving a solution based on the efficient use of resources and materials contributes to reducing the effects of production and [...]

The Genoese start-up Hiro Robotics was founded in 2018 by four young engineers, Davide Labolani, Jacopo Lottero, Tomaso Manca and Michele Oliveri, with the aim of improving classic industrial automation processes with collaborative robots, maximising the amount of critical raw materials and valuable materials recovered from discarded electronic devices. In 2023, their proposal to integrate core competencies in AI, machine vision and robotics for sustainability meets with Osai GreenTech, set up to apply automation in the world of [...]

Ecomondo, the international benchmark event for technologies, services and industrial solutions in the green and circular economy sectors, is back.From the 7th to 10th November 2023, companies, stakeholders, policy makers and opinion leaders will meet in Rimini, and for the second year running Osai GreenTech SB S.r.l. will be one of the more than 1,500 exhibitors.You will find us in Hall B3 - Stand 315 and, aware of the importance of maximizing visitors' time in order to make the [...]

14th October is International E-Waste Day, an awareness day created to highlight the growing problem of e-waste and to promote responsible e-waste management. Now in its sixth year, the anniversary is promoted by the WEEE Forum, an association of collective WEEE management systems that brings together members from over 40 countries. According to the latest data, at least thirteen electronic products such as mobile phones, PCs, hairdryers are abandoned at home or thrown in landfills. This number drops [...]

The amount of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment generated globally is increasing at a rate of almost 2 million tonnes per year. It is estimated that the almost 60 million tonnes recorded in 2022 will become 75 by 2030. Europe, while leading in WEEE collection, is the continent that generates the largest amount per capita. In the study "Opportunities for the WEEE sector within the Critical Raw Materials Act” conducted by the consultancy firm The European [...]

The General Council of Confindustria Cisambiente was recently renewed. The new team also includes Osai GreenTech with the designation as a council member of Marco Guolo, the company's CTO, who commented in this way. "I am proud to join, for the first time, the General Council of Confindustria Cisambiente. I strongly believe that it is the right place to affirm the concepts and policies of environmental sustainability that we all hold dear. The company I represent, Osai Green [...]

The partnership between Osai GreenTech and Haiki+ to explore plant development opportunities for the Circular Economy sector is official, with specific focus on material recovery from certain categories of waste that will be jointly defined during the course of the collaboration. Nicola Colucci, president of Haiki+, a sub-holding of Innovatec Group active in the Environment and Circular Economy business with a plurality of material treatment, recovery and recycling plants, commented on the relationship established between the two companies [...]

Osai Green Tech SB S.r.l. will contribute to industrial prototype Osai Automation System S.p.A., parent company of the Benefit Society, has joined the consortium set up for the NEW- RE project to tackle the challenge of recycling permanent Neodymium magnets and spent lamps contained in electronic waste. In NEW-RE, the partners will work together to build a demonstrator plant that will be installed in Ceccano (FR) with a treatment potential of about 20 tonnes per year of permanent [...]