O desafio do descarte futuro dos resíduos de sistemas fotovoltaicos no Brasil

Abstract

The content presented in this work fundamentally reports the issue of future generation of waste from photovoltaic systems implemented in Brazil and the necessary measures to mitigate the potential impacts caused by inadequate disposal of generated waste, as well as to take advantage of the opportunities generated. The work, basically, establishes a correlation between energy and environment, focused on the issue of electric energy generation from photovoltaic solar sources. The content was built based on existing bibliography in reports of associations and institutes of the energy sector, according to studies reported by EPE (2020), EIA (2019) and IRENA (2021), which shows the evolution of photovoltaic solar energy in Brazil and in the world; articles related to dealing with the issue of waste generated by electronic equipment, according to the work presented by Forti et al. (2020); and scientific papers that report the current normative situation of electronic waste in the world, according to the works presented by Sharma (2019), Parujuly et al. (2019) and Yue (2014). As a result, it is shown that in Brazil, although there is a legal provision for partial treatment of the problem, the issue deserves further details and discussion, since the future perspective presents large numbers, both in terms of challenges and opportunities. Even though there is a time lag between the acquisition of the system and its disposal, it is essential for the country to reflect, debate and prepare to face the future problem of the disposal of waste from electricity generation systems from photovoltaic sources, and from this way contribute to the maintenance of a sustainable vision of photovoltaic solar energy as an energy source.