Sustainable Management of Solar PV Panel Waste

Sustainable Management of Solar PV Panel Waste
A Circular Approach to Solar PV Waste

River Publishers Series in Energy Sustainability and Efficiency

Sustainable Management of Solar PV Panel Waste
A Circular Approach to Solar PV Waste Forthcoming

Authors:
Virendar Kumar, Madan Mohan Malviya Technical University, Kanpur, India
Nishant Kumar Singh, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India
Dan Bhadur Pal, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, India
Surendra Kumar Yadav, K R Mangalam University in Gurugram, India

ISBN: 9788743800859 e-ISBN: 9788743800842

Available: May 2025


The solar boom sweeping the world holds both promise and peril. Although solar PV panels provide a revolution in energy production, it is their end-of-life that poses a serious challenge. This book, Sustainable Management of Solar PV Panel Waste, addresses several aspects of this concern. It assesses the environmental degradation over the entire lifecycle of solar panels, from manufacturing to disposal. Readers will encounter new waste management approaches, explore key policy frameworks, and learn about urban technologies capable of resource recovery. This book should be mandatory reading for researchers, policy-makers and industry professionals who want to reduce the environmental impacts of solar energy and create a truly sustainable solar future.
Solar PV waste; solar panel recycling; circular economy for solar; sustainable energy; environmental impact; policy frameworks

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Solar PV Panel Waste Projections
Chapter 3 PV Panel Composition and Waste Classification
Chapter 4 PV Panel Waste Management Options
Chapter 5 National Approaches to PV Waste Management
Chapter 6 Value Creation from End-of-life PV Panels
Chapter 7 Conclusions: The Way Forward