The growth of PV sector in China and its implications for the resource and environmental sustainability
Driven by the dual carbon goals,photovoltaic power generation in China has experienced a rapid growth.As a result,the life cycle assessment of photovoltaic product on the resource and environmental impact is becoming an urgent work.Moreover,due to the decommission of early photovoltaic products,its treatment and disposal has become a crucial challenge for the green and sustainable development of China's PV sector.Therefore,this review comprehensively discusses and analyzed the resource and energy consumption,the pollutant emission and the environmental implication during the production of solar panels and the recycling of photovoltaic waste.Under the context of current policies and regulations,this review offers several suggestions to the low-carbon and green development for China's PV sector in the near future.
solar energyphotovoltaic wastewhole life cycleenvironmental pollutionresource recyclingsustainable development