Recycling of photovoltaic modules - legal status, technology, market prospects

• Autorzy: Łukasik Jakub , Wajs Jan

Warianty tytułu

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Recykling modułów fotowoltaicznych – stan prawny, technologia, perspektywy rynku

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The increase in the number of manufactured and installed photovoltaic modules and the growing concern about the insufficient supply of pure silicon imply the need to take action to develop infrastructure for recycling PV modules. The article presents a multifaceted analysis of the current state of development of the photovoltaic module recycling sector from a global and national perspective. The essence of the issue was introduced in the context of the rapid growth of the solar energy sector in recent years. Various technologies for the production of PV cells were presented, categorized according to their generations. The available methods of recycling the most popular on the market silicon crystal modules (I generation) and thin-film modules (II generation) were presented, as well as innovative techniques that are currently in the stage of laboratory research. The current legal status dedicated to recycling processes and requirements for effective waste processing are discussed. In the face of the ongoing energy transformation and forecasts on the increase in installed capacity in photovoltaics in Poland and worldwide, the prospects for the development of this market in the future have been outlined.

PL

Wzrost ilości produkowanych i instalowanych modułów fotowoltaicznych oraz narastająca obawa związana z niedostateczną podażą czystego krzemu implikują konieczność podjęcia działań prowadzących do rozwoju infrastruktury służącej do recyklingu modułów PV. W artykule przedstawiono wielopłaszczyznową analizę obecnego stanu rozwoju sektora recyklingu modułów fotowoltaicznych w ujęciu globalnym i krajowym. Przybliżono istotę zagadnienia na tle gwałtownego wzrostu sektora energetyki słonecznej w ostatnich latach. Przedstawiono różne technologie produkcji ogniw PV, kategoryzując je zgodnie z podziałem na generacje. Zaprezentowano dostępne metody recyklingu najpopularniej szych na rynku krzemowych modułów krystalicznych (I generacji) oraz modułów cienkowarstwowych (II generacji). Zwrócono uwagę na innowacyjne techniki będące w fazie badań laboratoryjnych. Omówiono aktualny stan prawny dedykowany procesom recyklingu i wymogi dotyczące efektywnego przetwarzania odpadów. W obliczu trwającej transformacji energetycznej i prognoz dotyczących wzrostu mocy zainstalowanej w fotowoltaice w Polsce i na świecie, nakreślono perspektywy rozwoju tego rynku w przyszłości.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

photovoltaic (PV) recycling; recycling methods; silicon photovoltaic modules

PL

recycling modułów fotowoltaicznych (PV); metody recyklingu; krzemowe moduły fotowoltaiczne

• Wydawca: KAPRINT
• Czasopismo: Rynek Energii
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Nr 5
• Strony: 70--79
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., fig., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Łukasik Jakub

• Politechnika Gdańska

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4922-8199

autor

Wajs Jan

• Politechnika Gdańska

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3099-5972

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