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Circular Solutions: Assessing the Viability of Photovoltaic Waste Recycling in the United Kingdom

Ganpatsinh Parmar, Dharmesh; Muhammad Sukki, Firdaus; Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa; Mas’ud, Abdullahi Abubakar; Kamarudin, Mohd Khairul Amri

Authors

Dharmesh Ganpatsinh Parmar

Siti Hawa Abu-Bakar

Abdullahi Abubakar Mas’ud

Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin



Abstract

The demand for the generation of energy using photovoltaics (PV) has risen exponentially in recent times all over the world. The United Kingdom (UK) has also made a rapid increase in PV installations and is implementing more developing plans in the future as it is focusing on generating significant amount of electricity using photovoltaics. These PV installations will become waste in future. Hence, it is important to plan the end-of-life management of PV waste. This paper gives an insight into the current and future scenarios of PV waste recycling in the UK with literature reviews, discussions on recycling methods and cost benefit analysis. It shows a projection of PV waste in future, by exploring the installation of a recycling facility based on Full Recovery End of Life Photovoltaic (FRELP) method of recycling in Cornwall, UK. From the analysis, it was calculated that the recycling facility could generate total yearly revenue of £5,852,745.80 approximately with a profit of £92,435.14.

Citation

Ganpatsinh Parmar, D., Muhammad Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Mas’ud, A. A., & Kamarudin, M. K. A. (2024). Circular Solutions: Assessing the Viability of Photovoltaic Waste Recycling in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 15(5), 240-249. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijesd.2024.15.5.1492

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 1, 2024
Online Publication Date Sep 26, 2024
Publication Date Sep 26, 2024
Deposit Date Oct 1, 2024
Publicly Available Date Oct 1, 2024
Journal International Journal of Environmental Science and Development
Print ISSN 2010-0264
Electronic ISSN 2972-3698
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 15
Issue 5
Pages 240-249
DOI https://doi.org/10.18178/ijesd.2024.15.5.1492
Keywords photovoltaic; photovoltaic waste; cost-benefit analysis
Publisher URL https://www.ijesd.org/show-201-2065-1.html

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