Prioritization of Barriers for Photovoltaic Solar Waste Management in Saskatchewan

Monasib Romel; Golam Kabir; Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-34593-7_74

Prioritization of Barriers for Photovoltaic Solar Waste Management in Saskatchewan

Monasib Romel^*
, Golam Kabir
, Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The worldwide exponential upsurge of photovoltaic panel installations and the subsequent heights of photovoltaic waste is a matter of intense concern. There is an estimation that within next 2050 year, the worldwide generation of photovoltaic waste may rise upto 60–78 million tons. The objective of this study is to identify the crucial barriers to photovoltaic solar waste management in Canada and prioritize them. At first, the barriers to photovoltaic solar waste management were identified through literature review and expert feedback. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the selected seven experts who have comprehensive knowledge and expertise on solar management in Saskatchewan. In this study, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to analyze and find prioritization among these barriers. Some crucial barriers from each category are lack of legislative framework, lack of monitoring and supervision, generation of the low volume of solar waste, low profitability in recycling, lack of consumer awareness, and lack of knowledge about business opportunities. Among the rest, lack of restriction on landfill disposal, undefined role of stakeholders, lack of subsidy and tax rebate, additional cost for consumers, lack of knowledge about business opportunities, insufficient campaigns are also worth mentionable barriers. This study is expected to contribute to the concerned government agencies to assess, evaluate, and utilize the priority of barriers to establish a sustainable and resilient solar waste management plan in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022 - Volume 1
Editors	Rishi Gupta, Min Sun, Svetlana Brzev, M. Shahria Alam, Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, Jianbing Li, Ashraf El Damatty, Clark Lim
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	1171-1183
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9783031345920
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34593-7_74
State	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering 2022 - Whistler, Canada Duration: 25 May 2022 → 28 May 2022

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume	363 LNCE
ISSN (Print)	2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)	2366-2565

Conference

Conference	Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering 2022
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Whistler
Period	25/05/22 → 28/05/22

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Analytic hierarchy process
Barriers
Photovoltaic panel
Solar waste
Waste management

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering

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Romel, M., Kabir, G., & Ng, K. T. W. (2023). Prioritization of Barriers for Photovoltaic Solar Waste Management in Saskatchewan. In R. Gupta, M. Sun, S. Brzev, M. S. Alam, K. T. W. Ng, J. Li, A. El Damatty, & C. Lim (Eds.), Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022 - Volume 1 (pp. 1171-1183). (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 363 LNCE). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34593-7_74

Romel, Monasib ; Kabir, Golam ; Ng, Kelvin Tsun Wai. / Prioritization of Barriers for Photovoltaic Solar Waste Management in Saskatchewan. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022 - Volume 1. editor / Rishi Gupta ; Min Sun ; Svetlana Brzev ; M. Shahria Alam ; Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng ; Jianbing Li ; Ashraf El Damatty ; Clark Lim. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 1171-1183 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering).

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Romel, M, Kabir, G & Ng, KTW 2023, Prioritization of Barriers for Photovoltaic Solar Waste Management in Saskatchewan. in R Gupta, M Sun, S Brzev, MS Alam, KTW Ng, J Li, A El Damatty & C Lim (eds), Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022 - Volume 1. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 363 LNCE, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 1171-1183, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering 2022, Whistler, Canada, 25/05/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34593-7_74

Prioritization of Barriers for Photovoltaic Solar Waste Management in Saskatchewan. / Romel, Monasib; Kabir, Golam; Ng, Kelvin Tsun Wai.
Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022 - Volume 1. ed. / Rishi Gupta; Min Sun; Svetlana Brzev; M. Shahria Alam; Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng; Jianbing Li; Ashraf El Damatty; Clark Lim. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 1171-1183 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering; Vol. 363 LNCE).

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Romel M, Kabir G, Ng KTW. Prioritization of Barriers for Photovoltaic Solar Waste Management in Saskatchewan. In Gupta R, Sun M, Brzev S, Alam MS, Ng KTW, Li J, El Damatty A, Lim C, editors, Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022 - Volume 1. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2023. p. 1171-1183. (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-34593-7_74

Prioritization of Barriers for Photovoltaic Solar Waste Management in Saskatchewan

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