Review on feasible recycling pathways and technologies of solar photovoltaic modules

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 108-124

  Tao, Jing ^a   Yu, Suiran ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Close loop life cycle; Photovoltaic module; Recycling

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REUSABILITY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CLOSE LOOP; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; MANUFACTURING WASTES; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITIES; PV MODULE MANUFACTURING; REDUCING ENVIRONMENT; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES;

RECYCLING;

EID: 84936749288     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.05.005     Document Type: Review

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