While the reuse of base metals and the development of a circular economy are absolutely vital for Europe’s economies, recycling alone cannot meet the future needs of a continent undergoing energy transition: by way of illustration, for the same installed power, wind turbines and solar technologies consume up to 90 times more aluminium, 50 times more iron, copper and glass, and 15 times more concrete (without even mentioning rare and critical metals) than the conventional thermal (oil, natural gas or nuclear) power stations currently operating.

Mr. Webb: Yes, in a short answer, but how that glass wall is created is that the tube that runs down the centre of the solar collector actually has a glass cylinder.

The project is still at the experimental stage, with a glassful of jet fuel produced in laboratory conditions, using simulated sunlight.

The Commission examined the competitive effects of the proposed acquisition in a number of glass markets, namely raw float glass, coated glass, laminated glass, sealed units, toughened glass, silvered glass, fire resistant glass, rolled and wired glass, and solar glass.

AGC Glass Europe SA is a Brussels-based company active in the production and processing of flat glass for the building, automotive, solar and specialist industries.

for AGC: production and processing of flat glass for the building, automotive, solar and specialist industries,