Proceeding of the Faculty of technical Sciences, Novi Sad

Pure energy technologies

Vol. 41 No. 04 (2026): Proceedings of the Faculty of Technical Sciences

MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS

  • Stefan Miljković
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24867/34UI01Miljkovic
Submitted
March 30, 2026
Published
2026-04-21

Abstract

This paper describes one of the problems that is closely related to the energy sector and the environmental protection sector, which is the production of electricity from photovoltaic panels and the management of waste that occurs after the end of their life. At the very beginning, a description of the basic elements of photovoltaic panels is given, followed by answers to questions related to the Material Flow Analysis method, its importance and the possibility of application in the energy sector. This paper also presents a circular model.

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