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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hilton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We have been seeing catastrophic failures with 3C panels here in Panama mostly either No-Name or Re-Branded from a discounter in the USA (who shall remain nameless) The problems
seem to occur within the first three years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">BTW we don’t sell any Chinese 3C panels. We have had some luck with Canadian Solar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hilton Dier III<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 29, 2013 8:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Defective modules<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings wrenches,<br>
<br>
I'm sure many of you have seen this article in the New York Times: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/energy-environment/solar-powers-dark-side.html?hp&_r=1&">
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/energy-environment/solar-powers-dark-side.html?hp&_r=1&</a><br>
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I have already gotten an email from a panicked client asking about canceling his project.<br>
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First question: Has anybody dealt with defective modules lately, and if so, what brands?<br>
Second question: How much does this affect first-tier manufacturers (Trina, Suntech, Yingli...) and how much of this is "no-name" brands?<br>
Third question: Is this restricted to a particular technology such as thin film?<br>
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And the big question: How do we deal with this? I can imagine the fossil fuel and nuclear industries promoting this story with enthusiasm.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
<br>
Hilton<br>
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<pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Hilton Dier III<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Renewable Energy Design<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Partner, Solar Gain LLC<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>453 East Hill Rd.<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Middlesex, VT 05602<o:p></o:p></pre>
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