The depletion of fossil fuels and the pollution created due to their usage is pushing the
current society towards solar energy. Photovoltaics (PV) have been touted as the energy …

Solar cells are amongst the most mature green energy technologies, providing a sustainable
alternative to carbon-intensive fossil fuels. This technology depends on photovoltaic panels …

China will face great challenges related to PV waste in the coming decades. Mechanical
recycling (MR), chemical recycling (CR), and thermal recycling (TR) are widely regarded as …

The exponential growth in global photovoltaic installations has led to a continuous increase
in photovoltaic (PV) waste. This review article focuses on the recycling of waste crystalline …

The development of energy generation without greenhouse gas emissions is necessary due
to climate change, there are different technologies to replace fossil fuels, including the …

The rapid development of the photovoltaic solar industry has generated a huge amount of
retired waste silicon panels. The management and value-added recycling of silicon wafer …

China is the photovoltaic (PV) leader worldwide and will be confronted with significant
challenges stemming from the scrap tide of PV products. Constructing an effective recycling …

Two decades after the rapid expansion of photovoltaics, a considerable number of solar
panels have already reached their end-of-life (EoL), making their safe disposal a big global …

Thermal treatment is a mainstream technique to separate plastic components from waste
crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) modules. In this study, the thermogravimetric …

The shift towards renewable energy sources combined with other factors, such as
population increase, digitalisation, and a need to decrease carbon footprint, leads to …