Comprehensive review of the material life cycle and sustainability
After a thorough review, we proposed future research directions, including a list of recyclables, reusable, and disposable materials to enhance PV sustainability, evaluating energy
Global solar PV manufacturing capacity has increasingly moved from Europe, Japan and the United States to China over the last decade. China has invested over USD 50 billion in new PV supply capacity – ten times more than Europe − and created more than 300 000 manufacturing jobs across the solar PV value chain since 2011.
The main concept of solar PV energy is the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity based on the PV effect using solar or PV cells, as shown in Fig. 6 (Zekry et al., 2018).
The solar PV industry could create 1 300 manufacturing jobs for each gigawatt of production capacity. The solar PV sector has the potential to double its number of direct manufacturing jobs to 1 million by 2030. The most job-intensive segments along the PV supply chain are module and cell manufacturing.
Continuous innovation led by China has halved the emissions intensity of solar PV manufacturing since 2011. This is the result of more efficient use of materials and energy – and greater low-carbon electricity production.
After a thorough review, we proposed future research directions, including a list of recyclables, reusable, and disposable materials to enhance PV sustainability, evaluating energy
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