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I know nothing about the manufacturing cost nor the lifespan of these materials, but I'm curious if it would be viable to have infrastructure for periodically r

I know nothing about the manufacturing cost nor the lifespan of these materials, but I'm curious if it would be viable to have infrastructure for periodically replacing and recycling the panels. I.e., have regional facilities for receiving old panels, re-smelting the lead and other materials, and perhaps locally manufacture the replacements.

pfdietz 5y ago
Materials cost should be significantly lower than Si or CdTe. The active layer of semiconductor is just 0.3-0.4 microns thick. https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/the-power-of-perovskites/7659.article https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/the-power-of-perovsk...
Kalimoto 5y ago
There will be no advantage of doing this locally. There lifetime is too long to have enough locally and if we have 100% renewable, transport will be no ecological issue anymore.
photochemsyn 5y ago
This approach might work in an industrial setting for photo-electrochemical applications but is highly unlikely for residential or commercial power generation. mono-Si panels last for decades with no need for maintenance other than regular surface cleaning and no lead issues. However you could, in an industrial setting, do something like this: "Integration of a Hydrogenase in a Lead Halide Perovskite Photoelectrode for Tandem Solar Water Splitting 2020" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32010793/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32010793/ Here you could use a catalyst regeneration strategy where you basically have a little production line onsite and as each unit wears out you just pop in a new one and send the old one to be regenerated, that's more plausible.