Producer responsibility and recycling solar photovoltaic modules

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 7041-7047

  McDonald, N C ^a   Pearce, J M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Manufacturing responsibility; Photovoltaic; Recycling

Indexed keywords

ENERGY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MIX; ENERGY SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LANDFILL DISPOSAL; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING RESPONSIBILITY; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POTENTIAL NEEDS; PROFIT-POTENTIAL; PV MODULES; RAPID EXPANSION; RECYCLING POLICY; SOLAR MODULE; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLASS; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE; PROFITABILITY; RECYCLING; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLID WASTES;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MANUFACTURING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RECYCLING; SOLAR POWER; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 77957313779     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.07.023     Document Type: Article

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