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End-of-Life Management: Solar Photovoltaic Panels, is the second of several solar-focused publications IRENA is releasing this summer. Last week, IRENA released The Power to Change, which predicts average costs for electricity generated by solar and wind technologies could decrease by between 26 and 59 per cent by 2025.
Voluntary collection and recycling of end-of-life PV panels has been provided by several PV industry stakeholders. For example, the company First Solar operates a commercial-scale recycling facility with a daily capacity of 30 t in Ohio for its own CdTe products (Raju, 2013).
Japan has no specific regulations for end-of-life PV panels, which, therefore, must be treated under the general regulatory framework for waste management (the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act).
“As we accelerate deployment of photovoltaic systems, we must also recognize the pressing need to address end-of-life for the materials in a sustainable way,” said Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Although India currently has no specific PV-related waste regulation, increasing growth rates will most likely lead to waste regulations for end-of-life PV panels in the future. Opportunities for value creation exist in each segment of the PV value chain, including the end-of-life stage.
The criteria were based on the following key areas of interest: 1. Legal framework: This included an assessment of the legal framework and regulatory environment for solar PV end-of-life waste management in each country. 2.
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