[RE-wrenches] Disposal of large scale PV installation?

[Sindelar Solar]

This is from August 2015:

    Hello Wrenchers,
    Our solar non-profit is accepting donations of modules in exchange
    for a tax deduction off of your taxes. If you have clients wanting
    to replace old modules, customers wishing to abandon their PV array
    (for some odd reason), have encountered modules with broken glass or
    bent frames, we can take them off your hands and give you a tax
    credit in the amount of the module's retained worth; as determined
    by you/ the donor. As long as the modules are still producing power,
    we can find appropriate projects that can utilize them despite their
    unsavory appearance. Currently we have projects in Rwanda, Ecuador,
    India, and here in the USA. We donate materials and labor to
    communities, schools, medical facilities, and tribal nations. Help
    us help those in need. Don't throw it away, recycle it!
    Eric Stikes
    Founding Director
    Good Sun Solar, A CA non-profit corp.
    www.goodsun.life
    (530)798-3738

And Pvrecycling.com appears to now be a dead link.
Allan
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*Allan Sindelar*
allan at sindelarsolar.com <mailto:allan at sindelarsolar.com>
NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician
Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc.
*505 780-2738 cell*


On 4/18/2017 11:52 AM, Stephen K wrote:
> Dan,
>
> Just in case, two other possible options for recycling modules (not 
> sure if these folks are still in business or not)...
>
> *Imagine Solar*
> Genevieve Cross
> gpcross at aol.com <mailto:gpcross at aol.com>
> 510-414-8376
>
> -OR-
>
> *Acute Solar Inc*
> http://www.webuysilicon.com
>
>
>
> We have also taken modules to *Goodwill Electronics Recycling* in 
> Denver who tell us they dismantle the frames for recycling. Not sure 
> how verifiable that is or if a Goodwill in PA does something similar.
>
>
> Best of luck!
>
> Stephen Kane
> Namaste Solar
> Boulder, CO
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Off Grid Solar <offgridsolar at sti.net 
> <mailto:offgridsolar at sti.net>> wrote:
>
>     The guy who does buy this kind of gear is John Kimbal at Sun
>     Electric in
>     Miami.
>     https://sunelec.com/
>
>
>
>     > Greetings Wrenches;
>     >
>     > Not the first time I've been asked this question; I can often
>     find homes
>     > for smaller installations with various aid groups I've worked
>     with on
>     > Indian Reservations, but this one is big, and it's "everything
>     must go"
>     > including mods, wiring, racking etc.
>     >
>     > It's just over 1mW of Sunpower 327w modules with microinverters
>     (3200
>     > modules), the land has sold and the project (it's in PA) has
>     already met
>     > its goal RECs.
>     >
>     > Anyone know if anyone buys this sort of equipment, or can it be
>     recycled?
>     > The demolition company won't store it, so it'll go to the dump.
>     >
>     > Dan Fink
>     > Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute
>     > IREC Certified Instructorâ„¢ for:
>     > ~ PV Installation Professional
>     > ~ Small Wind Installer
>     > Executive Director, Buckville Energy
>     > NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providersâ„¢
>     > 970.672.4342 <tel:970.672.4342>
>
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