dc.contributor.author | Radavičius, Tadas | |
dc.contributor.author | Van der Heide, Arvid | |
dc.contributor.author | Palitzsch, Wolfram | |
dc.contributor.author | Rommens, Tom | |
dc.contributor.author | Denafas, Julius | |
dc.contributor.author | Tvaronavičienė, Manuela | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-18T20:45:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-09-18T20:45:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2669-0195 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://etalpykla.vilniustech.lt/handle/123456789/152400 | |
dc.description.abstract | Climate change forces countries and organisations to transition towards renewable energies (RE). The transition requires a substantial amount of renewable energy installations, such as PV (photovoltaic) systems. EU solar cells (main PV panels component) manufacturing capacity in 2019 were only 0,2% compared to the world producers’ capacity. It makes the European Union energy transition dependable on the foreign countries. In addition, the supply chain of the solar industry is facing issues of silicon solar panels having critical raw material (CRM) silver and toxic materials such as lead. The solar panels themselves are a complex combination of components making recovery of the materials a difficult process (Ha, 2020). These and further issues of the lack of circularity in the solar value chain endangers reliable access to solar energy in the long term. The goal of this research is to increase the circularity in the industry by designing technologically the product in a circular way. In order to achieve this goal, the authors blended information provided in the contemporary scientific literature with the shared expertise of producers and other stakeholders. Insights about the possible technological design changes of the solar panels, their issues, and their impact on the supply chain were gathered through an online workshop and EU Horizon 2020 project CIRCUSOL. As a result of the research, the authors proposed product circularity improvement’ steps and specific technological solutions, which would allow enhancing circular solar industry supply chain. The proposed technological solutions are radio-frequency identification (RFID), lead-free ribbons with bismuth as lead replacement, an electrically conductive adhesive (ECA), new industrial cell encapsulation (N.I.C.E), and fluorine-free back sheet. | eng |
dc.format | PDF | |
dc.format.extent | p. 10-30 | |
dc.format.medium | tekstas / txt | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.isreferencedby | Index Copernicus | |
dc.relation.isreferencedby | EconBiz | |
dc.relation.isreferencedby | RePec | |
dc.relation.isreferencedby | Scilit | |
dc.title | Circular solar industry supply chain through product technological design changes | |
dc.type | Straipsnis kitoje DB / Article in other DB | |
dcterms.accessRights | This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). | |
dcterms.license | Creative Commons – Attribution – 4.0 International | |
dcterms.references | 38 | |
dc.type.pubtype | S3 - Straipsnis kitoje DB / Article in other DB | |
dc.contributor.institution | Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas Soli Tek R&D, JSC | |
dc.contributor.institution | Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) | |
dc.contributor.institution | LuxChemtech GmbH, Freiberg | |
dc.contributor.institution | Flemish institute for technological research (VITO) | |
dc.contributor.institution | Soli Tek R&D, JSC | |
dc.contributor.institution | Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas | |
dc.contributor.faculty | Verslo vadybos fakultetas / Faculty of Business Management | |
dc.subject.researchfield | S 003 - Vadyba / Management | |
dc.subject.vgtuprioritizedfields | EV01 - Šiuolaikinių organizacijų plėtros vadyba / Management of Contemporary Organizations Development | |
dc.subject.ltspecializations | L102 - Energetika ir tvari aplinka / Energy and a sustainable environment | |
dc.subject.en | circular supply chain | |
dc.subject.en | the solar industry | |
dc.subject.en | circular economy | |
dc.subject.en | product circular technological design | |
dcterms.sourcetitle | Insights into regional development | |
dc.description.issue | iss. 3 | |
dc.description.volume | vol. 3 | |
dc.publisher.name | Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center | |
dc.publisher.city | Vilnius | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.9770/IRD.2021.3.3(1) | |
dc.identifier.elaba | 117945898 | |