Status
Completed
Material Class
Metals / E-Scrap
specific materials
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
Batteries
18-01-DE-07
NODE
Technical Thrust
Systems Analysis & Integration
Design for Re-X Metrics & Assessment Frameworks
project Members
About
Solar modules are creating a major surge in e-waste because inadequate attention is focused on designing for recycling or reuse. This project provides a design framework of high-efficiency modules that can be economically recycled, recovered, remanufactured, and/or reused.
PUBLICATIONS
January 1, 2022
Environmental Benefits of Closing the Solar Manufacturing and Recycling Loop: Preparation of Solar Manufacturing Inventories
Journal Article
Robert Flores, Haoyang He, Parikhit Sinha, Garvin Heath, Paul W. Leu, and Julie M. Schoenung, “Environmental Benefits of Closing the Solar Manufacturing and Recycling Loop: Preparation of Solar Manufacturing Inventories” TMS 2022
ISBN: Print: 978-3-030-92562-8; Electronic: 978-3-030-92563-5
Pub. Info: REWAS 2022: Developing Tomorrow’s Technical Cycles (Volume I) (Book)