光伏組件的壽命一般被認(rèn)為25年，“在維護(hù)良好的情況下，部分光伏組件的壽命甚至可達(dá)40年”，德飛訥介紹。但隨著技術(shù)的發(fā)展以及需求的增長，早期光伏組件并不會(huì)有如此長的服役時(shí)間。

Based on the earliest batch of photovoltaic units, China may have a peak of photovoltaic waste by 2030.  By 2030, China's waste pv modules can produce 1.45 million tons of carbon steel, 1.1 million tons of glass, 540,000 tons of plastic, 260,000 tons of aluminum, 170,000 tons of copper, 50,000 tons of silicon and 550 tons of silver.  

People who enjoy solar power, do not know whether to think, photovoltaic panels in the completion of the light into electricity after the task, will become what garbage?  

Photovoltaic panels also have a lifespan. Discarded photovoltaic panels containing heavy metals and organic matter become e-waste.  If not properly handled, it will bring huge pollution to the environment, and run counter to the original intention of developing clean energy.  

Fortunately, photovoltaic modules are mostly recyclable, including rare metals such as silver, gallium and indium, in addition to recyclable materials such as glass and aluminum.  

According to the international renewable energy agency, the international energy agency in 2016 jointly issued the "solar photovoltaic panels scrap management report predicts that by 2050, and abandoned photovoltaic modules will reach 078 million tons, only recycled solar photovoltaic materials, will produce the value of $15 billion worldwide, but also will create new industries and bring more chances of employment.  

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End-of-life Management: Solar Photovoltaic Panels Report  

Based on the earliest batch of photovoltaic units, China may have a peak of photovoltaic waste by 2030.  

Yingli Green Energy Holdings Has calculated that by 2030, China's waste pv modules could produce 1.45 million tons of carbon steel, 1.1 million tons of glass, 540,000 tons of plastic, 260,000 tons of aluminum, 170,000 tons of copper, 50,000 tons of silicon and 550 tons of silver.  

But Nicolas Defrenne, director of the nonprofit PV CYCLE, believes that time will come sooner.  Because the early photovoltaic panels compared with the current, its technology is not mature, and can not meet the current large demand for electricity.  

The life span of pv modules is generally considered to be 25 years, and "some modules can last up to 40 years with good maintenance," de Fanner said.   But as the technology evolves and demand grows, early pv modules will not last that long.  

The sixth China-France Environment Month opened in Shenzhen on September 22, 2019. De Fehner attended the opening ceremony as a guest of the roundtable discussion on economy and ecology, and introduced the exhibition "Recycling" to the audience.  

The exhibition shows photos of the end of life of some daily items and products in the field of recycling industry, such as batteries and small batteries, unused drugs, waste photovoltaic panels and so on.   The "recycling" exhibition will be held in nine cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Zhengzhou and Anji.