Soren
Soren (formerly PV Cycle France)
Soren is the approved French eco-organism dedicated to photovoltaic panels, a distinct part of the WEEE stream (category 7). It organises the collection, dismantling and recycling of end-of-life solar panels placed on the French market.
Soren runs a nationwide take-back network for used solar panels: collection points, on-site pick-up above certain volumes, and recycling of glass, aluminium frames, silicon and other components. Producers adhere, declare the panels they place on the French market (by unit and by weight), and pay an eco-contribution that funds the recovery scheme.
Any company placing photovoltaic panels on the French market, whether established in France, elsewhere in the EU, or outside the EU. Manufacturers, importers and brand owners of solar modules all fall in scope. The trigger is the first placement on the French market, not the seller location.
We act as your French authorized representative under Article 8a §5 of Directive 2008/98/EC for the photovoltaic stream. We sign the Soren adherence on your behalf, obtain your IDU through ADEME SYDEREP, file the periodic declarations and pay the eco-contribution. You remain the producer; we handle the French paperwork.
- A Chinese solar module manufacturer exporting panels to French installers
- A US photovoltaic brand selling residential kits into France
- An EU panel producer without a French establishment supplying French distributors
Soren intervient sur les filières REP suivantes. Consultez le détail de notre service mandataire pour chacune.