A techno-economic review of silicon photovoltaic module recycling

Rong Deng, Nathan L. Chang, Zi Ouyang and Chee Mun Chong

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019, vol. 109, issue C, 532-550

Abstract: Even with a long lifetime of 25–30 years of green energy production, end-of-life treatment of solar photovoltaic modules can negatively impact the environment if not handled properly. This is particularly urgent when the use of photovoltaics has grown at an unprecedented rate, generating clean energy all over the world. Therefore, it is essential to develop commercially viable end-of-life recycling technologies to guarantee a sustainable future for the photovoltaic technology.

Keywords: Solar photovoltaic module recycling; End-of-life management; Recycling economics; Techno-economic analysis; Toxicity; Sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.04.020

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