WEEE (2012/19/EU) and RoHS (2011/65/EU) have been announced by European Union Communique already. The first one is to decrease the waste amount of electrical equipment and increase the rate of re-use, recovery and recycle. The other one is based on the principle of polluter payment rule and avoid pollution. In order to decrease the environmental impact, RoHS limits all the new equipment composed of the hazardous substance. This work aims to study the recycling system and reusing technology for waste photovoltaic module. The first is to compare the recovery experiences from European Union and United States, especially for the recycle management system and recycle status of waste photovoltaic module in details. The second is to address the current recovery technology for c-Si and thin-film products. Next, to review the major recycle regulations, including Standards and technology documents, and focus on the handling of hazardous substances for waste photovoltaic module. Finally, results addressed the feasibility study from four topics (environment, economy, society and technology) for Taiwan’s recycle regulations of waste photovoltaic module in future. This work is divided into five chapters: Chapter one is introduction. Chapter two is to analyze the European Union and United States photovoltaic module recycling mechanism. Chapter three is to analyze photovoltaic module recycling technical specifications. Chapter four is to assess the feasibility of the photovoltaic module recycling mechanisms in Taiwan. Chapter five is conclusion and recommendation. The results shall provide a good benchmark of recycling waste photovoltaic module and achieve the opportunity to construct the waste photovoltaic recycling system in Taiwan.

Photovoltaic, Recycle, Module, Reuse