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End-of-Life Management and Recycling on PV Solar Energy Production

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  • Iliana Papamichael

    (Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Sustainability, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Open University of Cyprus, Giannou Kranidioti 33, Latsia, 2220 Nicosia, Cyprus)

  • Irene Voukkali

    (Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Sustainability, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Open University of Cyprus, Giannou Kranidioti 33, Latsia, 2220 Nicosia, Cyprus)

  • Mejdi Jeguirim

    (CNRS, Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M) UMR 7361, Université de Haute-Alsace, F-68100 Mulhouse, France
    CNRS, Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M) UMR 7361, Université de Strasbourg, F-67081 Strasbourg, France)

  • Nikolaos Argirusis

    (mat4nrg GmbH, Burgstätter Str. 42, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany)

  • Salah Jellali

    (Centre for Environmental Studies and Research, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud 123, Oman)

  • Georgia Sourkouni

    (Clausthaler Zentrum für Materialtechnik (CZM), Clausthal University of Technology, 9 Leibnizstr., 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany)

  • Christos Argirusis

    (Laboratory of Inorganic Materials Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechneiou Str., Zografou, 15780 Athens, Greece)

  • Antonis A. Zorpas

    (Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Engineering Sustainability, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Open University of Cyprus, Giannou Kranidioti 33, Latsia, 2220 Nicosia, Cyprus)

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The demand for clean energy is strongly related with many European and other global legislations and directives [...]

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  • Iliana Papamichael & Irene Voukkali & Mejdi Jeguirim & Nikolaos Argirusis & Salah Jellali & Georgia Sourkouni & Christos Argirusis & Antonis A. Zorpas, 2022. "End-of-Life Management and Recycling on PV Solar Energy Production," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-5, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:17:p:6430-:d:905442
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