• Partnership to advance PV recycling collaboration
• Integration of RePV Tech's delamination process with LU7's silver extraction systems
• Joint trials target recovery of high-purity 'Britannia-grade' silver from PV waste

Lithium Universe Limited (ASX: LU7) has signed a Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with RePV Tech, Inc., a leading photovoltaic (PV) recycling company based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Under the MOU, RePV Tech will supply Lithium Universe with representative quantities of silicon wafer material obtained from its recycling operations. This material will be tested using LU7's Microwave Joule Heating Technology (MJHT) and Jet Electrochemical Silver Extraction (JESE) systems at Macquarie University to evaluate recovery efficiency and process integration. The two companies will jointly analyse data, optimise extraction performance, and assess the feasibility of scaling up to pilot or commercial facilities. The agreement also covers intellectual property protection, data ownership, and confidentiality obligations, ensuring that each party retains its existing IP while jointly owning new results generated through collaboration. The trials will be conducted at Macquarie University in Sydney, where Lithium Universe's research team is advancing the JESE process -- a cleaner and more energy-efficient alternative to traditional hydrometallurgical methods. The aim is to assess whether JESE can recover high-purity 'Britannia-grade' silver (95.95% purity) from RePV Tech's silicon wafers.

The collaboration with RePV Tech represents a strategic alignment of complementary technologies. By integrating RePV's proven PV module recycling expertise with LU7's innovative silver extraction systems, the companies can accelerate commercial development and advance circular economy outcomes for the global solar industry's growing end-of-life challenge.