Circular economy and the solar photovoltaic energy.
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https://doi.org/10.26767/2378Keywords:
Circular economy. Photovoltaic solar energy. Energy sources.Abstract
Considerable efforts are being made to gradually introduce sustainable energy sources to meet future energy needs. Energy plays an essential role in the circular economy because circular activities, such as materials processing, require energy and heat. The objective was to research in the literature if the generation and use of photovoltaic solar energy can contribute to the circular economy precepts. Searches were carried out in the ScienceDirect database using the words “solar and energy and circular economy”, “photovoltaic and energy and circular economy” and 25 papers were found. The papers were classified under the themes “generation and use of photovoltaic solar energy”; “recovery of material from photovoltaic energy generation equipment” and “comparison with the generation of other forms of energy”. Fifteen articles were found on “generation and use of photovoltaic solar energy”, eight articles on “material recovery from photovoltaic energy generation equipment” and two articles on “comparison with the generation of other forms of energy”. It was found in the research that photovoltaic solar energy, whether in the generation of energy considered a clean and renewable source, use or through its waste either from the production of equipment or after its useful life, is a technology that can contribute to the circular economy.
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