Disposal Method of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Panels: A Case Studies in Malaysia

Abstract

Previous studies have highlighted that fossil fuel accounted for the largest share of total energy consumption in worldwide if compared to renewable energy. However, it has many disadvantages such as emission of carbon dioxide gas, contributes to global warming, creates pollution, contributes to acid rain and unsafe. Nowadays, many solar power plants have been built in order to replace fossil fuel. Solar energy has bright future due to some advantages such as pollution free, cheap renewable energy, easy install solar cell panel and less maintenance. Solar photovoltaic development has remarkably grown since the early 2000s. Because an average panel lifetime is 30 years, 17,000 tonnes of solar panel wastes are anticipated in the year 2030 in Malaysia. As the solar photovoltaic market increases, so will the volume of decommissioned photovoltaic panels. Growing photovoltaic panel waste represents a new environmental challenge, but also miraculous opportunities to create value and pursue new solar photovoltaic end-of-life industries economic route.