Japan Japan updates its guidelines for recycling of photovoltaic systems

Japan updates its guidelines for recycling of photovoltaic systems

On Aug. 22, 2024, Japan’s Ministry of the Environment released the third edition of its guidelines for the recycling of photovoltaic (PV) systems. The new edition has been developed by revising the second edition of the guidelines released in 2018, based on an intermediate report published in January 2024 by the Study Council for the Disposal and Recycling of Renewable Energy Power Generation Systems1.

 

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Author / Responsibility

AOKI Kenji

Senior Consultant, EnviX Ltd.
General Director, E&H Consulting Co., Ltd.

Business Performance

Expertise in EHS (environment, health and safety) consulting in ASEAN region.
- Environmental regulations updating
- Chemical regulations consulting

Background

MSc in Earth Science, The University of Tokyo

AOKI Kenji