1、E n d-o f-L i f e Ma n a g e me n t Be st P ra c ti c e G ui d e li ne s V e r s i o n 1.0 Iberdro l aE n d-of-L i f e Ma n a ge me n t Be st P r a c ti c e G ui d e l i n e s3ForewordWelcome to the first edition of SolarPower Eu rope s End-of-Life(EoL)Management Best Practice Gu idelines.In 2 0 2 3

2、,ov er 55 GW of solar was installed across the EU in y et another record-breaking y ear for the indu stry.This record shou ld be celebrated,and it means that Eu rope now has a cu mu lativ e installed capacity of 2 6 3 GW and one of the oldest solar fleets in the world.A part of the ex isting fleet w

3、ill start reaching EoL in the nex t decade,with increasingly more waste being produ ced as time progresses.This makes the qu estion of how to handle significant solar PV waste streams,a pressing one.Moreov er,what shou ld the indu stry do with equ ipment that has been replaced,bu t still fu nctions?

4、Ensu ring qu ality and circu lar EoL management of PV waste,is cru cial to the su stainability of the indu stry and pu blic acceptance of solar,as a responsible,clean sou rce of energy.Ov e r th e c our se of i ts se v e n ye a r s of ope r a ti on,th e wor k str e a m h a s d e v e l ope d f i v e

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6、 Be st P r a c ti c e G ui d e l i n e s.T h i s d oc ume n t i s th e r e sul t of a ye a r of i n te n si v e wor k b y 30 l e a d i n g sol a r e xpe r ts,f r om ov e r 15 c ompa n i e s.T h e c on tr i b utor s wor k a c r oss th e sol a r P V i n d ustr y,a n d th e y i n c l ud e E P C a n d O