Title :
Strategies for recycling CdTe photovoltaic modules
Author :
Eberspacher, Chris ; Gay, Charles F. ; Moskowitz, Paul D.
Author_Institution :
UNISUN, Newbury Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
Recycling end-of-life cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) modules may enhance the competitive advantage of CdTe PV in the marketplace, but the experiences of industries with comparable environmental, health and safety challenges suggest that collection and recycling costs can impose significant economic burdens. Customer cooperation and pending changes to US Federal Law may improve recycling economics
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; economics; health hazards; legislation; recycling; safety; solar cells; waste disposal; CdTe; CdTe photovoltaic modules; US Federal Law changes; customer cooperation; end-of-life CdTe PV modules; environmental issues; health issues; recycling; recycling economics; safety; Crystallization; Environmental economics; Health and safety; Photovoltaic systems; Prototypes; Recycling; Silicon; Solar power generation; Tellurium; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1460-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520120
