Abstract
One of the most recognized rural electrification programs in the world is the SHS-Program in Bangladesh. Based on the steadily growing high installation rates of SHS future waste generation was estimated on a country level. In 2012 at least 200,000 lead-acid batteries (LABs) from the SHS-Program were disposed. Lifespan of LABs is the crucial factor for the estimation of future waste generation. Depending on the average lifespan, between 800,000 and 1.2 Million LABs equaling an amount of 6,000 to almost 10,000 metric tons of lead per year is estimated to enter the waste management system of Bangladesh in 2016. Further research on regional levels and mass flows should be conducted to prepare the waste management system of Bangladesh.
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A SHS consists in general of (a) Solar modul (b) Lead-acid-battery (c) Charge controller, (d) light bulbs or LED (e) Mounting structure, (f) Installation kits and (g) Cables and connecting devices (UNFCCC 2013).
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The Solar Home Systems (SHS) program of Bangladesh is supported by the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Islamic Development Bank, Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), GEF, GIZ, KfW, GPOBA, USAID and DFID. SHS are being installed under the ongoing Renewable Energy Program of Infrastructure Development Company Limited (ICDOL) in Bangladesh.
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3R: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the Hans-Böckler Foundation for funding the postgraduate program microenergy systems at Technische Universität Berlin and this doctoral thesis.
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Batteiger, A. (2015). Towards a Waste Management System for Solar Home Systems in Bangladesh. In: Groh, S., van der Straeten, J., Edlefsen Lasch, B., Gershenson, D., Leal Filho, W., Kammen, D. (eds) Decentralized Solutions for Developing Economies. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15964-5_12
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