This research aims to evaluate the efficiency of silicon-based composite electrodes created from recycled solar cells for energy storage applications.
Recycled solar cells sourced from end-of-life panels were processed to create composite electrodes.
The performance of these electrodes was tested in energy storage systems.
Various efficiency metrics were measured and compared.
The silicon-based composite electrodes demonstrated a significant increase in energy storage capacity, with an efficiency rate of 85% across tested samples.
Electrodes produced from recycled materials performed comparably to new silicon electrodes, with a slight margin favoring recyclables.
Environmental assessment showed a reduced carbon footprint by 30% when using recycled materials for electrode production.
Abstract
With a significant increment in the cumulative installation capacity of solar photovoltaic modules as a source of renewable energy, there has been a tremendous increase in the volume of end-of-life...