Review of Solar Photovoltaic System Recycling Technologies and Regulations in China

China is the world's largest PV market now. At the end of lifetime, large waste volumes of PV modules need to be recycled. In this paper, the expected PV waste volume is overviewed. By 2034, the EOL PV modules will reach 60 to 70GW. But there are currently no specific regulations for EOL PV modules and the technology research has just started. Technology status is illustrated for crystalline silicon and thin film PV modules. Policy suggestion and technology R&D tendency have been carried out for future.