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<div class="csl-entry">Hinterholzer, S., Zwickl-Bernhard, S., & Golab, A. (2025, February 27). <i>Skalierung des Recyclings von Materialien für PV-Module: Skaleneffekte und ein europäischer Schrottmarkt</i> [Conference Presentation]. IEWT 2025 Organisation und Dynamik von Energiemärkten und Investitionen in Infrastrukturen: Balance zwischen langfristigen Klimazielen und aktuellen Realitäten, Wien, Austria. https://doi.org/10.34726/9320</div>
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dc.identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/215184
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dc.identifier.uri
https://doi.org/10.34726/9320
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dc.description.abstract
Motivation and central question
The mining industry, central to critical raw material (CRM) production, is fraught with substantial financial risks due to high upfront investments, uncertain revenue streams, and rapidly evolving technological and regulatory landscapes. These uncertainties create significant risks in the supply chains of CRMs, particularly those needed for green energy technologies like solar modules.
Methodology
A potential solution to these supply risks often proposed is the secondary supply from recycling. However, despite its potential, the economic competitiveness of recycling compared to primary supply remains a critical issue. A primary factor hindering the economic feasibility of recycling is the mining industry's ability to exploit economies of scale, which provides cost advantages that recycling currently cannot match at present.
In this abstract, we present a comprehensive techno-economic analysis focused on the scaling effects within a future CRM recycling industry. Specifically, we examine the case of solar PV modules, considering different market developments for c-Si, CdTe, and CIGS modules. By varying the market share of these technologies, we aim to assess how these shifts impact the economic scaling of recycling operations and the broader supply chain.
Results and Conclusions
Our analysis utilizes a techno-economic optimization model to explore the viability of recycling in comparison to primary supply. We hypothesize that economies of scale will be a crucial factor in driving the competitiveness of recycling chains. Preliminary results suggest that the quantities of silicon metal from c-Si PV modules may be insufficient to sustain competitive recycling plants on their own, prompting the need to investigate whether secondary raw material production could benefit from combining multiple CRM sources.
Skalierung des Recyclings von Materialien für PV-Module: Skaleneffekte und ein europäischer Schrottmarkt
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dc.title.alternative
Assessing Economies of Scale in Critical Raw Material Recycling for Crystalline Silicon PV Modules
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dc.type
Presentation
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dc.type
Vortrag
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dc.rights.license
Creative Commons Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International
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dc.rights.license
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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dc.identifier.doi
10.34726/9320
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dc.contributor.affiliation
TU Wien, Austria
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dc.type.category
Conference Presentation
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tuw.researchTopic.id
E6
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tuw.researchTopic.name
Sustainable Production and Technologies
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tuw.researchTopic.value
100
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tuw.publication.orgunit
E370-03 - Forschungsbereich Energiewirtschaft und Energieeffizienz
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tuw.author.orcid
0009-0009-2391-9750
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tuw.author.orcid
0000-0002-8599-6278
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tuw.author.orcid
0000-0001-9307-6669
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dc.rights.identifier
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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dc.rights.identifier
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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tuw.event.name
IEWT 2025 Organisation und Dynamik von Energiemärkten und Investitionen in Infrastrukturen: Balance zwischen langfristigen Klimazielen und aktuellen Realitäten
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tuw.event.startdate
26-02-2025
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tuw.event.enddate
28-02-2025
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tuw.event.online
On Site
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tuw.event.type
Event for scientific audience
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tuw.event.place
Wien
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tuw.event.country
AT
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tuw.event.presenter
Hinterholzer, Sophie
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wb.sciencebranch
Elektrotechnik, Elektronik, Informationstechnik
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wb.sciencebranch.oefos
2020
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wb.sciencebranch.value
100
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item.cerifentitytype
Publications
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item.languageiso639-1
de
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item.mimetype
application/pdf
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item.fulltext
with Fulltext
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item.openairetype
conference paper not in proceedings
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item.openaccessfulltext
Open Access
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http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cp
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item.grantfulltext
open
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crisitem.author.dept
TU Wien
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crisitem.author.dept
E370-03 - Forschungsbereich Energiewirtschaft und Energieeffizienz
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crisitem.author.dept
E370-03 - Forschungsbereich Energiewirtschaft und Energieeffizienz
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crisitem.author.orcid
0009-0009-2391-9750
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crisitem.author.orcid
0000-0002-8599-6278
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crisitem.author.orcid
0000-0001-9307-6669
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crisitem.author.parentorg
E370 - Institut für Energiesysteme und Elektrische Antriebe
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crisitem.author.parentorg
E370 - Institut für Energiesysteme und Elektrische Antriebe
