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    Transición energética en Colombia : impacto socioambiental de los desechos tecnológicos provenientes del uso de la energía solar
    (Universidad EAFIT, 2023) Quiroz Henao, José Julián; Uribe de Correa, Beatriz Amparo; Escobar Mejía, Andrés
    The need to appeal to alternative energy sources and the energy transition process that is taking place in Colombia finds photovoltaic systems as a source of electricity generation that is friendly to the environment and without a carbon footprint. However, the waste it generates includes contaminants such as Lead, Cadmium, Tin, and Silicon that, if adequate collection, transfer, and disposal processes are not found, could become a problem for the environment and for human beings. According to Holger (2022), globally more than 30 thousand tons of waste from solar panels are generated per year and it is estimated that by 2035 that amount will reach one million tons per year. Therefore, this documentary research is carried out with the objective of analyzing the socio-environmental impact generated by technological waste from the use of solar energy, studying the Colombian regulatory framework, the way in which other societies have faced the problem and proposed alternative solutions. in the scientific literature. For this purpose, a qualitative, descriptive, documentary and non-experimental investigation is carried out that revealed the potentially harmful components present in photovoltaic panels, the Colombian regulatory framework and the position of the State regarding the energy transition.