@misc{b9dfa6f6db394fe3bd0c5e871f33c4b7,
title = "Exploring Secondary Markets to Improve Circularity: A Comparative Case Study of Photovoltaics and Hard-Disk Drives",
abstract = "Each year renewable energy generation increases notably with solar panel installations, but these panels have a limited lifespan and will produce between 2 and 4 million metric tons of waste by 2040. Similarly, there are currently between 20 to 70 million hard-disk drives (HDDs) reaching end-of-life (EOL) annually. The circular economy (CE) strives to recycle and reuse materials that are rare and expensive to obtain, minimizing waste. However, studying the potential circularity of photovoltaics (PV) and HDDs requires various data, for instance, on the maturity of the secondhand markets. In this context, the objective of the present study is to identify the current state of secondhand PV and HDD markets. After conducting a literature review, an automated data collection process was set up for that purpose. The analysis of the literature and collected data assess the maturity of the secondhand PV modules and HDDs markets and highlight differences between them.",
keywords = "agent-based modelling, circular economy, hard-disk drives, photovoltaics, secondhand market",
author = "Liam Watts and Julien Walzberg and Alberta Carpenter and Garvin Heath",
year = "2021",
language = "American English",
series = "Presented at the 2021 International Conference on Resource Sustainability, 20 July 2021",
type = "Other",
}
