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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.5.585

Economic analysis of Solar PV panel recycling project  

Mo, Jung Youn (Department of Economics, Chosun University)
Kim, Min Ji (Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.5, 2020 , pp. 585-591 More about this Journal
Abstract
In accordance with the government's expansion of solar power generation, the installation of solar panels is expected to expand in Korea. On the other hand, policy discussions on the establishment of a domestic post-management system for waste from photovoltaic power are insufficient. This study estimated the benefit-cost of solar PV Panel recycling and derived the implications for the photovoltaic waste policies in Korea. Overall, the profitability of the recycling project is very low when the project execution period is 10 years. On the other hand, the economic efficiency of the project can be sufficiently high when the duration of the solar panel recycling project is extended to 20 years. In the short term, it is challenging to expect voluntary companies to enter this recycling business because of low economic efficiency. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare various policies to improve the economic efficiency of the recycling business. In conclusion, the following policy implications for PV panel recycling activation are proposed: i) legislation for the recycling of waste solar photovoltaic panel, ii) designation of Association for Solar Panel waste monitoring, and iii) expansion of R & D and the development of various business models related to solar recycling.
Keywords
Solar PV Generation; Solar PV Panel Recycling; Waste Management System; B/C Analysis; Power System;
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