Does recycling solar panels make this renewable resource sustainable? Evidence supported by environmental, economic, and social dimensions

Daniela-Abigail, Hernández-López; Tariq, Rasikh; Mekaoui, Amina El; Bassam, A.; Lille, M. Vega De; Ricalde, Luis J.; Riech, I.

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2021.103539

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“…The latter would reduce the need for extraction and primary processing, found to be the most impactful stages in the life cycle of green hydrogen. For example, recycling solar PV panels may reduce human and freshwater toxicity by up to 78% [79] and reduce ReCiPe endpoint indicators of the panels by two-thirds through a combination of thermal, chemical, and mechanical recycling [80]. Additionally, improved waste treatment practices related to tailings (mining) and slags and sludge (steel making) can further reduce impacts associated with the remaining metals that need to be extracted to enable a hydrogen economy.…”

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Environmental sustainability assessment of large-scale hydrogen production using prospective life cycle analysis

Weidner

Tulus

Guillén‐Gosálbez

2023

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

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Environmental sustainability assessment of large-scale hydrogen production using prospective life cycle analysis

Weidner

Tulus

Guillén‐Gosálbez

2023

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

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“…Additionally, many of the CCUS technologies relating to carbon sinks are still under development, and entail uncertainties regarding pricing and environmental implications, in addition to risks such as leakage and public nonacceptance along with fire and diseases for nature-based carbon sinks (Fawzy et al, 2020;Chen et al, 2022). There are also concerns relating to the end-of-life waste produced by these technologies, such as solar panel waste (Daniela-Abigail et al, 2021;Mathur, Gregory, & Hogan, 2021). Therefore, it is recommended AGJSR that all decarbonization technologies undergo a lifecycle assessment (Chen et al, 2022).…”

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“…, 2022). There are also concerns relating to the end-of-life waste produced by these technologies, such as solar panel waste (Daniela-Abigail et al. , 2021; Mathur, Gregory, & Hogan, 2021).…”

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Transitioning to carbon neutrality in Bahrain: a policy brief

Alsabbagh

Alnaser

2022

AGJSR

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PurposeBahrain has set a national target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, with an interim goal of a 30% reduction in CO2e emissions by 2035. The aim of this policy brief is to provide insights on how carbon neutrality in Bahrain can be achieved.Design/methodology/approachA review of literature related to climate change mitigation in general, and that related to Bahrain in particular, was carried out.FindingsGiven that the carbon intensity of Bahrain's economy is relatively high, achieving carbon neutrality requires not only technologies for reducing CO2e emissions at the source and enhanced carbon sinks, but it also requires the introduction of a circular economy culture and efforts to foster pro-environmental behavior within the population. The involvement of different stakeholders in the journey toward carbon neutrality is critical, along with the formulation of requisite policies regulating the roles of technology, behavior and research.Originality/valuePathways to achieve carbon neutrality in Bahrain were explored, and areas for policy focus were recommended.

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“…The continuous use of unsanitary energy will result in global environmental damage. Due to environmental damage that comes from unsanitary energy, people are aware of switching to using alternative energy such as solar panels [3], [4]. Besides able to reducing environmental damage, the use of solar panels can save electricity costs continuously.…”

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Design of photovoltaic system for public school building

Abdillah

Satria

Pertiwi

et al. 2022

IJEECS

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The increase in energy needs to support sustainable development will trigger a large additional power supply. Unfortunately, a current energy source is mostly produced by fossil fuels. This condition can affect the increase of global warming and climate change. Nowadays, many countries including Indonesia are aware of the effect of the use of fossil fuels on environmental devastation. Therefore, the use of clean energy gets more attention from many countries since its energy source is unlimited and harvested from nature. One of the clean energy sources that are widely utilized over the world is photovoltaic (PV). PV is an appropriate clean energy technology to be utilized in Indonesia since this country lies on the equator line and gets solar irradiance over the year. This paper proposed the design of PV systems for a public-school building. These PV schemes proposed in this study are classified into off-grid, on-grid, and hybrid PV systems. From the simulation results, it is shown that the hybrid PV system with energy supplied by PT. PLN (State Electricity Company) results in the highest saving annual cost and provides an environmentally friendly energy source for public-school buildings.

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Does recycling solar panels make this renewable resource sustainable? Evidence supported by environmental, economic, and social dimensions

Cited by 53 publications

References 70 publications

Environmental sustainability assessment of large-scale hydrogen production using prospective life cycle analysis

Environmental sustainability assessment of large-scale hydrogen production using prospective life cycle analysis

Transitioning to carbon neutrality in Bahrain: a policy brief

Design of photovoltaic system for public school building

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