With the enormous growth in the development and utilization of solar energy resources, the spread of waste of solar panels has also grown and become problematic while the current research on solar panels Focus on how to improve the efficiency of production capacity and ignore the whole issue of dismantling and recycling Solar panels that are considered to have "reached the final stage of their life".
some of the challenges that we are facing :
the main impacts are : pollution , resources depletion , carbon footprint , increased costs , health risks. some historical facts and current waste generation rates : According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), solar panel waste is expected to reach approximately 1.7-8 million metric tons by 2030 and could increase to 60-78 million metric tons by 2050 .
Currently, the recycling rates for solar panels are relatively low. In the European Union, which has more established recycling infrastructure, about 10% of solar panels are recycled at the end of their life cycle. In other regions, this rate can be significantly lower.
Component-Specific Waste:
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Excellent project: good analysis and useful innovative solutions generated. Many thanks.
A good example of how to use 40 Inventive Principles for ideas generation.
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