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

[AE Solar]

I'm just following up on this thread late. We are located not too far from
the array that was coming down and ended up putting in a bid to do the
demolition/removal of the panels. The contract was won by someone else, so
I'm not sure where those specific panels will end up, but it was definitely
an interesting project to research. In all the folks I talked with I only
heard of one other large scale system (5 MW maybe?) that came down
prematurely (due to hail damage). I assume that decommissioning these large
scale systems is something that is going to become more and more prevalent
though. Moving forward I think we will be trying to add the deconstruction
of large scale arrays into our scope of work.

Adam Katzman
Autonomous Energies
PO Box 1245
Kingston, NY 12402
www.autonomousenergies.com
(518) 567-1468


On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Glenn Burt <glenn.burt at glbcc.com> wrote:

> I wonder if an organization like Habitat for Humanity would be interested?
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> From: Dan Fink <danbob88 at gmail.com>
> Sent: ‎4/‎21/‎2017 14:15
> To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Disposal of large scale PV installation?
>
> I agree Ray - and with situations like this recent 1+ mW one I got the
> call on, it's the demolition company or in the case of a tractor-trailer
> wreck, the salvage company -- see
> http://otherpower.com/damaged-pv-module-container-142-kw
>
> The problem is that salvage and demo companies business is getting rid of
> this stuff FAST, not parting it out, as they have no place to store it,
> nobody to manage any parting out, And with PV prices so low.....
>
> The people who need this equipment the most are the least able to afford
> it.
>
> Dan Fink
> Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute
> IREC Certified Instructor™ for:
> ~ PV Installation Professional
> ~ Small Wind Installer
>
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