Project name：Measuring Sustainability of Critical Metals in China’s Photovoltaic Industry

Project duration：15/11/2021 to 14 /11/2022

Project Introduction:

1) Complete solar PV (Photovoltaic) data collection, and Forecasting Current and Future PV Industry: Build and test scenarios and forecast the future PV use.

2) Complete “Accounting Critical Metals for PV Industry”: ① Collect data on material contents and amounts of PV in China forming a database; ② clarify the metal contents in PV including distribution and quantity; ③ estimate current and future waste PV generation; ④ reveal the development prospects of the photovoltaic industry in the future.

3）Complete “Scenario Analysis for Supplying PV Industry”: ① Review PV industry from upstream, to downstream; ② build the base for material flow analysis; ③ map the destinations of metals; ④ identify weak points of the system; ⑤ examine supplying potentials for secondary materials; ⑥ find the most critical metals.

4）Complete “Nexus of PV industry and Critical Metal Supply”: Evaluate supply risks and vulnerability assessment of critical metals; provide and discuss technology and policy path.