Unfounded Concerns About Photovoltaic Module Toxicity and Waste are Slowing Decarbonization

Heather Mirletz; Henry Hieslmair; Silvana Ovaitt; Taylor Curtis; Teresa Barnes

doi:10.1038/s41567-023-02230-0

Unfounded Concerns About Photovoltaic Module Toxicity and Waste are Slowing Decarbonization

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Abstract

Unsubstantiated claims that fuel growing public concern over the toxicity of photovoltaic modules and their waste are slowing their deployment. Clarifying these issues will help to facilitate the decarbonization that our world depends on.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	1376-1378
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Physics
Volume	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02230-0
State	Published - 2023

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NREL/JA-5K00-86418

Keywords

circular economy
materials
PV waste
sustainability
toxicity

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