Solar E-Waste Reduction in Displacement Settings - Revision history

Katja Rüskamp at 10:42, 26 March 2021

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Parham Kouloubandi at 10:36, 26 March 2021

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Parham Kouloubandi: /* Contact */

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‎Contact

Parham Kouloubandi at 07:16, 9 October 2020

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Johanna at 08:17, 1 October 2020

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Ranisha at 12:32, 11 September 2020

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Parham Kouloubandi: /* E-Waste */

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‎E-Waste

Ranisha at 08:53, 21 August 2020

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Ranisha at 08:53, 21 August 2020

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Ranisha at 08:51, 21 August 2020

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-[1] such as solar lanterns, solar homes systems, and rechargeable batteries<br/>
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-For more information about the work ESDS does on this topic, please contact [[User:Natalie_Rzehak|Natalie Rzehak]]<br/>
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-Natalie Rzehak, [[Energy Solutions for Displacement Settings|SUN-ESDS]]&nbsp;Advisor ([mailto:natalie.rzehak@giz.de natalie.rzehak@giz.de])<br/>
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 A humanitarian intervention’s funding cycle is usually shorter than the life-cycle of a solar product. Once devices such as solar lanterns have been distributed, they are often left to the end-user to repair, repurpose, and finally dispose of. Many products are not designed to be manually dismantled and repaired, which in turn may result in safety issues (leaking batteries, hazardous material thrown in pits, etc.). Even with proper use and care of a product, the end of its life-cycle is inevitable, turning a product – or parts of it – into E-waste.&nbsp;<br/>
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 In order to keep track of E-waste during project implementation and to ensure that a functioning structure will persist beyond that, [[Energy Solutions for Displacement Settings|SUN-ESDS]]&nbsp;is launching a '''cross-organisational technical working group: Solar E-waste Reduction in Displacement Settings'''. The objective is to join forces to minimise the consequential waste of increased energy access by creating synergies and enabling the exchange of technical information and data (knowledge sharing). This is a platform for various actors to combine efforts in accounting for consequences of the increase in access to off-grid energy solutions.<br/>
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 A humanitarian intervention’s funding cycle is usually shorter than the life-cycle of a solar product. Once devices such as solar lanterns have been distributed, they are often left to the end-user to repair, repurpose, and finally dispose of. Many products are not designed to be manually dismantled and repaired, which in turn may result in safety issues (leaking batteries, hazardous material thrown in pits, etc.). Even with proper use and care of a product, the end of its life-cycle is inevitable, turning a product – or parts of it – into E-waste.&nbsp;<br/>
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-E-Waste from [[Photovoltaic (PV)|solar photovoltaic (PV)]] systems consists of various plastic types, numerous metals and glass<ref name="End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-Grid Solar Sector 2018">End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-Grid Solar Sector 2018:https://energypedia.info/wiki/End-of-Life_Management_of_Batteries_in_the_Off-Grid_Solar_Sector</ref>, yet the most [[End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-Grid Solar Sector|critical part is the battery]] because it is typically the weakest point in a solar PV system – it is not repairable and tends to be the first to reach end-of-life. There are different types of batteries: Lead-acid batteries (LABs) are used for mini-grids and larger PV systems/ self-made systems, whereas Lithium Ion (Li) batteries are found in smaller plug-and-play systems (solar home systems, solar lanterns, etc.).<br/>
+E-Waste from [[Photovoltaic (PV)|solar photovoltaic (PV)]] systems consists of various plastic types, numerous metals and glass<ref name="End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-Grid Solar Sector 2018">End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-Grid Solar Sector 2018:https://energypedia.info/wiki/End-of-Life_Management_of_Batteries_in_the_Off-Grid_Solar_Sector</ref>, yet the most [[End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-Grid Solar Sector|critical part is the battery]] because it is typically the weakest point in a solar PV system – it is not repairable and tends to be the first to reach end-of-life. There are different types of batteries: Lead-acid batteries (LABs) are used for mini-grids and larger PV systems/ self-made systems, whereas Lithium Ion (Li-ion) batteries are found in smaller plug-and-play systems (solar home systems, solar lanterns, etc.).<br/>
 Recycling LABs is relatively common, but the disposal and recycling methods need to be improved in terms of safety. Li-battery recycling is rather a high-tech and high cost process, which is thus far only found in industrialized countries. LMO (lithium-manganese-oxide) and LFP (lithium-iron-phosphate) are currently the most relevant Li-batteries for off-grid solar power projects. Projects using LABs should focus on improving existing recycling infrastructure and processes, through policy and possibly also in combination with own attempts to identify suitable recycling partners.<br/>
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 In order to keep track of E-waste during project implementation and to ensure that a functioning structure will persist beyond that, [[Energy Solutions for Displacement Settings|SUN-ESDS]]&nbsp;is launching a '''cross-organisational technical working group: Solar E-waste Reduction in Displacement Settings'''. The objective is to join forces to minimise the consequential waste of increased energy access by creating synergies and enabling the exchange of technical information and data (knowledge sharing). This is a platform for various actors to combine efforts in accounting for consequences of the increase in access to off-grid energy solutions.<br/>
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