Status of PV Module Recycling in IEA PVPS Task 12 Countries: IEA PVPS Task 12: PV Sustainability

Keiichi Komoto; Claire Agraffeil; Carmen Alonso-Garcia; Daniele Costa; Taylor Curtis; Andrea Danelli; Rong Deng; Nicolas Defrenne; Karen Drozdiak; Burcak Ebin; Nieves Espinosa; Anika Gassner; Garvin Heath; Michael Held; Jin-Seok Lee; Cara Libby; Fang Lyu; Heather Mirletz; Michaela Penn; Yansong Shen; Ligia Smith; Matthias Stucki; Marco Tammaro; Mirjam Theelen; Malte Vogt; Cordula Wessendorf; Rachel Woods-Robinson

doi:10.69766/XLFG7020

Status of PV Module Recycling in IEA PVPS Task 12 Countries: IEA PVPS Task 12: PV Sustainability

Keiichi Komoto
, Claire Agraffeil
, Carmen Alonso-Garcia
, Daniele Costa
, Taylor Curtis
, Andrea Danelli
, Rong Deng
, Nicolas Defrenne
, Karen Drozdiak
, Burcak Ebin
, Nieves Espinosa
, Anika Gassner
, Garvin Heath
, Michael Held
, Jin-Seok Lee
, Cara Libby
, Fang Lyu
, Heather Mirletz
, Michaela Penn
, Yansong Shen

Ligia Smith, Matthias Stucki, Marco Tammaro, Mirjam Theelen, Malte Vogt, Cordula Wessendorf, Rachel Woods-Robinson

Mizuho
CEA LITEN
Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas
Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico
UNSW Australia
Soren
First Solar
Chalmers University of Technology
Universidad de Murcia
OFI Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Technology
Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics
Korea Institute of Energy Research
Electric Power Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Austrian Energy Agency
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
National Agency for New Technologies, Energy & Sustainable Economic Development
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Delft University of Technology
ZSW Center for Solar Energy & Hydrogen Research
University of Washington

Research output: NLR › Technical Report

Abstract

This comprehensive publication examines the current state of PV module recycling, regulatory developments, and emerging technology trends, drawing on contributions from experts across the globe. With PV deployment accelerating globally, the volume of end-of-life (EOL) modules is expected to grow significantly in the coming decades. Effective recycling will be critical to ensuring that PV remains a sustainable cornerstone of the global energy transition. The report reviews country-by-country approaches to EOL management, including the European Union's dedicated PV waste regulations under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, Japan's ongoing development of PV-specific recycling regulations, South Korea's extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme, China's national incentive-driven recycling initiatives, Australia's planned mandatory product stewardship programme, and state-level PV EOL regulations in parts of the United States.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	159
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.69766/XLFG7020
State	Published - 2025

Bibliographical note

NREL's Garvin Heath is a task manager of IEA PVPS Task 12

NLR Publication Number

NREL/TP-6A20-93299

Other Report Number

Report IEA-PVPS T12-31:2025

Keywords

circular economy
international
recycling
solar

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Komoto, K., Agraffeil, C., Alonso-Garcia, C., Costa, D., Curtis, T., Danelli, A., Deng, R., Defrenne, N., Drozdiak, K., Ebin, B., Espinosa, N., Gassner, A., Heath, G., Held, M., Lee, J.-S., Libby, C., Lyu, F., Mirletz, H., Penn, M., ... Woods-Robinson, R. (2025). Status of PV Module Recycling in IEA PVPS Task 12 Countries: IEA PVPS Task 12: PV Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.69766/XLFG7020

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