End-of-life photovoltaic modules: A systematic quantitative literature review

Mahmoudi, S; Huda, N; Alavi, Z; Islam, MT; Behnia, M

End-of-life photovoltaic modules: A systematic quantitative literature review

Mahmoudi, S Huda, N Alavi, Z Islam, MT Behnia, M

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Citation:: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2019, 146 pp. 1 - 16
Issue Date:: 2019-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Mahmoudi, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Huda, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Alavi, Z	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Islam, MT	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Behnia, M	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-20T01:14:48Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-20T01:14:48Z
dc.date.issued	2019-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2019, 146 pp. 1 - 16	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0921-3449	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/139431
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 Elsevier B.V. PV modules which are installed worldwide have a defined lifetime for useful service after which the panels become End-of-Life (EoL) products. An enormous amount of obsolete solar PV modules will be added to the waste stream in the near future. Hence, the EoL photovoltaic waste stream could cause an appalling problem in the future if a holistic management strategy is not considered. Despite the vast research on photovoltaic technology, little is known about the perspective of how the EoL PV modules will be handled. The current study systematically investigates global research on EoL PV modules to identify gaps for further exploration. The review reveals that most of the research concentrates on the recovery and recycling of PV panels. Also, the vast majority of the research is mostly carried out in laboratory-scale. The geographical distribution of the studies was concentrated on 15 countries including the USA, Italy, and Taiwan, the latter of which has produced the most publications. Life-cycle-assessment and reverse logistics (RL) are two critical aspects of PV waste management and have only recently received attention from researchers, with 11 and six papers respectively. There are still many countries which have not attempted to forecast their EoL solar-panel waste stream and develop recycling infrastructure. Based on review findings, the future research must be focused on forecasting the PV waste streams, development of recycling technologies, reverse logistics and the policies of individual PV consumer countries. Finally, this study develops a foundation for future research on Photovoltaic waste management to build upon.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Resources, Conservation and Recycling	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.03.018	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.title	End-of-life photovoltaic modules: A systematic quantitative literature review	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	146	en_US
utslib.for	05 Environmental Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	146	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. PV modules which are installed worldwide have a defined lifetime for useful service after which the panels become End-of-Life (EoL) products. An enormous amount of obsolete solar PV modules will be added to the waste stream in the near future. Hence, the EoL photovoltaic waste stream could cause an appalling problem in the future if a holistic management strategy is not considered. Despite the vast research on photovoltaic technology, little is known about the perspective of how the EoL PV modules will be handled. The current study systematically investigates global research on EoL PV modules to identify gaps for further exploration. The review reveals that most of the research concentrates on the recovery and recycling of PV panels. Also, the vast majority of the research is mostly carried out in laboratory-scale. The geographical distribution of the studies was concentrated on 15 countries including the USA, Italy, and Taiwan, the latter of which has produced the most publications. Life-cycle-assessment and reverse logistics (RL) are two critical aspects of PV waste management and have only recently received attention from researchers, with 11 and six papers respectively. There are still many countries which have not attempted to forecast their EoL solar-panel waste stream and develop recycling infrastructure. Based on review findings, the future research must be focused on forecasting the PV waste streams, development of recycling technologies, reverse logistics and the policies of individual PV consumer countries. Finally, this study develops a foundation for future research on Photovoltaic waste management to build upon.

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