An overview of solar photovoltaic panels’ end-of-life material recycling

Chowdhury, Shahariar; Rahman, Kazi Sajedur; Chowdhury, Tanjia; Nuthammachot, Narissara; Techato, Kuaanan; Akhtaruzzaman, Md.; Tiong, Sieh Kiong; Sopian, Kamaruzzaman; Amin, Nowshad

doi:10.1016/j.esr.2019.100431

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“…It is reported that the solar PV waste will accomplish about 4%–14% of whole energy production capacity by 2030 and increase over 80% by 2050 [ 116 , 117 ]. At present, US, Europe and Japan have concentrated on research and development associated with recycling of PV panels waste [ [108] , [109] , [110] , [111] , [112] , [113] , [114] , [115] , [116] , [117] , [118] , [119] , [120] ]. There are currently two main categories of solar panels including silicon and thin-film based that could be recycled by using physical separation, thermal and chemical treatment approaches [ 117 , 121 ] as described in Fig.…”

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“…To be more specific, the physical separation process is mainly utilized to check and repair the PV panel, cables and junction-box faults [ 117 , 122 ]. This contributes to improving the power production of the older PV panel, but this approach could only be employed for exterior junction boxes which is placed external the main body of the PV array.…”

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Solar photovoltaic/thermal technology has been widely utilized in building service area as it generates thermal and electrical energy simultaneously. In order to improve the photovoltaic/thermal system performance, nanofluids are employed as the thermal fluid owing to its high thermal conductivity. This paper summarizes the state-of-the-art of the photovoltaic/thermal systems with different loop-pipe configurations (including heat pipe, vacuum tube, roll-bond, heat exchanger, micro-channel, U-tube, triangular tube and heat mat) and nanoparticles (including Copper-oxide, Aluminium-oxide, Silicon carbide, Tribute, Magnesium-oxide, Cerium-oxide, Tungsten-oxide, Titanium-oxide, Zirconia-oxide, Graphene and Carbon). The influences of the critical parameters like nanoparticle optical and thermal properties, volume fraction, mass flux and mass flow rates, on the photovoltaic/thermal system performance are for the optimum energy efficiency. Furthermore, the structure and manufacturing of solar cells, micro-thermometry analysis of solar cells and recycling process of photovoltaic panels are explored. At the end, the standpoints, recommendations and potential future development on the solar photovoltaic/thermal system with various configurations and nanofluids are deliberated to overcome the barriers and challenges for the practical application. This study demonstrates that the advanced photovoltaic/thermal configuration could improve the system energy efficiency approximately 15%–30% in comparison with the conventional type whereas the nanofluid is able to boost the efficiency around 10%–20% compared to that with traditional working fluid.

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“…Solar energy has delivered more new capacities than nuclear and fossil fuels (see Fig. 1) [2]. To reduce manufacturing costs, the production of large-area PV units is a new trend.…”

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Effects of solar panels on electrical networks

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2020

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Today, the increasing use of solar energy contributes to the EU's energy policies. Increasing use of renewable energy sources reduces pollutant emissions, dependence on fossil fuels and improves air quality. Globally, installed photovoltaic capacity has reached 400 GW by the end of 2017, and is projected to reach 4,500 GW by 2050. In the context of this research, we would like to present a detailed presentation of the possibilities and effects of integrating solar systems into electricity networks. The integration of renewable energies into networks is of paramount importance to researchers because of current energy demand and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves and environmental impacts. In this study, we highlight the effects of solar network integration on both the solar system and the public utility service. We also report on the opportunities and impacts of integration in Hungary in connection with our research. Today, solar panels are the cornerstone of sustainable development.

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“…With respect to the country's commitments for climate change mitigation and to implement European (EU) policy actions to decrease Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, the upward trend of solar technologies installations is anticipated to further strengthen. In order to support coherent planning for the more efficient and effective development of solar technologies accounting for their entire lifespan of about 25-30 years [2,3], the accessibility and susceptibility of solar resources to climate change is required [4]. The climate change impacts on solar and PV technologies have already been emphasized in many studies [5][6][7], which already assured that climate change might have meaningful impacts on the solar resources, despite the fact that the level of those effects depend on how climate projections would vary across regions [8].…”

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High-Resolution Solar Climate Atlas for Greece under Climate Change Using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model

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In the context of climate change and growing energy demand, solar technologies are considered promising solutions to mitigate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and support sustainable adaptation. In Greece, solar power is the second major renewable energy, constituting an increasingly important component of the future low-carbon energy portfolio. In this work, we propose the use of a high-resolution regional climate model (Weather Research and Forecasting model, WRF) to generate a solar climate atlas for the near-term climatological future under the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCPs) 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios. The model is set up with a 5 × 5 km2 spatial resolution, forced by the ERA-INTERIM for the historic (1980–2004) period and by the EC-EARTH General Circulation Models (GCM) for the future (2020–2044). Results reaffirm the high quality of solar energy potential in Greece and highlight the ability of the WRF model to produce a highly reliable future climate solar atlas. Projected changes between the annual historic and future RCPs scenarios indicate changes of the annual Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) in the range of ±5.0%. Seasonal analysis of the GHI values indicates percentage changes in the range of ±12% for both scenarios, with winter exhibiting the highest seasonal increases in the order of 10%, and autumn the largest decreases. Clear-sky fraction fclear projects increases in the range of ±4.0% in eastern and north continental Greece in the future, while most of the Greek marine areas might expect above 220 clear-sky days per year.

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An overview of solar photovoltaic panels’ end-of-life material recycling

Cited by 369 publications

References 38 publications

Comprehensive review of the recent advances in PV/T system with loop-pipe configuration and nanofluid

Comprehensive review of the recent advances in PV/T system with loop-pipe configuration and nanofluid

Effects of solar panels on electrical networks

High-Resolution Solar Climate Atlas for Greece under Climate Change Using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model

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