Nature Reviews Materials 9, 151–153 (2024) Cite this article Solar photovoltaics has tremendous potential to address current gaps in electricity access for resource-challenged settings, such as sub-Saharan Africa.
However, a rapid surge in installations and future growth will lead to an increase in waste from panels and batteries, which needs to be tackled urgently. Innovative technical solutions and improved policies and standards are required to address end-of-life challenges for solar photovoltaics in sub-Saharan Africa.
Solar photovoltaics has tremendous potential to address current gaps in electricity access for resource-challenged settings, such as sub-Saharan Africa. However, a rapid surge in installations and future growth will lead to an increase in waste from panels and batteries, which needs to be tackled urgently.
P.P. is grateful to the Royal Academy of Engineering and Bboxx Ltd for funding research on solar energy in sub-Saharan Africa through the Smart Solar Solutions for All (S34ALL) fellowship. The authors contributed equally to all aspects of the article. Correspondence to Priti Parikh. The authors declare no competing interests.
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