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Circular economy for perovskite solar cells – drivers, progress and challenges
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ALEXANDER DOOLIN,
Rodrigo Garcia Rodriguez,
Karen Valadez Villalobos,
Matthew Davies
Energy & Environmental Science, Volume: 16, Issue: 9, Pages: 3711 - 3733
Swansea University Authors:
Rhys G. Charles , ALEXANDER DOOLIN, Rodrigo Garcia Rodriguez, Karen Valadez Villalobos, Matthew Davies
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DOI (Published version): 10.1039/d3ee00841j
Abstract
Lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are an emerging solar photovoltaic (PV) technology on the cusp of commercialisation, promising to deliver the lowest cost solar energy to date (<32 $ per MW h). Owing to the required scale of PV deployment to mitigate climate change, potential limits to d...
| Published in: | Energy & Environmental Science |
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| ISSN: | 1754-5692 1754-5706 |
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
2023
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63959 |
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Lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are an emerging solar photovoltaic (PV) technology on the cusp of commercialisation, promising to deliver the lowest cost solar energy to date (<32 $ per MW h). Owing to the required scale of PV deployment to mitigate climate change, potential limits to deployment due to materials criticality issues, and the necessity to prevent impacts from PV waste, adoption of circular economy is essential for perovskite technologies. Here we examine 3 key themes to inform future development towards commercialisation: legislative and economic drivers for adoption of circular economy by the emerging perovskite PV industry; environmental and future materials supply issues; and current state of research which may enable remanufacturing and recycling strategies to facilitate circular utilisation of key materials in successive product generations. |
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This work was made possible by support from Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EP/S001336/1) and through the funding of the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre by EPSRC (EP/N020863/1), Innovate UK [920036], and the European Regional Development Fund [c80892] through the Welsh Government. MLD and RC are also grateful for EPSRC funding EP/W019167/1. RGR would like to acknowledge the IMPACT operation which has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government and Swansea University. MLD is also grateful for the funding from the UKRI Global Challenge Research Fund
through the SUNRISE project (EP/P032591/1). |
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9 |
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3711 |
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3733 |