Design changes for improved circularity of silicon solar modules

Meng Tao; Thad Druffel; Alicia Farag; Kim McLoughlin; Paul W. Leu

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2024.01.020

Design changes for improved circularity of silicon solar modules

Meng Tao, Thad Druffel, Alicia Farag, Kim McLoughlin, Paul W. Leu

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While recycling technologies are being developed for silicon solar modules, design changes to improve module circularity have been rarely explored. This commentary discusses several cost-effective design changes that could alleviate some of the challenges in silicon module recycling to reduce recycling cost, improve material recovery, and minimize environmental hazard.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	171-174
Number of pages	4
Journal	One Earth
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2024.01.020
State	Published - Feb 16 2024

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Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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