<div dir="auto">I believe PV module recycling is on the Solar ABCs latest "gap" report -- their wishlist of stuff that needs to be addressed.<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Dan Fink<br>Professor of Solar Energy Technology, the Ecotech Institute, Aurora, Colorado<br>Executive Director, Buckville Energy Consulting LLC<br>NABCEP Registered Continuing Education Providers<br>IREC Certified Instructor for:<br>- PV Installation Professional<br>- Small Wind Installer<br>970.672.4342<br> </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 19, 2017 7:21 PM, "Sindelar Solar" <<a href="mailto:Allan@sindelarsolar.com">Allan@sindelarsolar.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Hello Wrenchers,</div>
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<div>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! </div>
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<div>Eric Stikes</div>
<div>Founding Director</div>
<div>Good Sun Solar, A CA non-profit corp.</div>
<div><a class="m_-2610407730476048189moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.goodsun.life" target="_blank">www.goodsun.life</a></div>
<div><a href="tel:(530)%20798-3738" value="+15307983738" target="_blank">(530)798-3738</a></div>
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And Pvrecycling.com appears to now be a dead link.<br>
Allan<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span>Allan
Sindelar</span></b><span><br>
</span><a href="mailto:allan@sindelarsolar.com" target="_blank"><span>allan@sindelarsolar.com</span></a><span><br>
</span><span>NABCEP
Certified PV Installation
Professional<br>
New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician<br>
Founder (Retired), <span>Positive
Energy, Inc<span class="m_-2610407730476048189GramE">.</span></span><br>
<b><a href="tel:(505)%20780-2738" value="+15057802738" target="_blank">505 780-2738</a> cell</b></span></p>
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Just in case, two other possible options for recycling modules
(not sure if these folks are still in business or not)...
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<div><b>Imagine Solar</b></div>
<div>Genevieve Cross<br>
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<div><a href="mailto:gpcross@aol.com" target="_blank">gpcross@aol.com</a><br>
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<div><a href="tel:(510)%20414-8376" value="+15104148376" target="_blank">510-414-8376</a></div>
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<div><b>Acute Solar Inc</b><br>
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<div><a href="http://www.webuysilicon.com" target="_blank">http://www.webuysilicon.com</a><br>
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<div>We have also taken modules to <b>Goodwill Electronics
Recycling</b> 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.</div>
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<div>Best of luck!</div>
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<div>Stephen Kane</div>
<div>Namaste Solar</div>
<div>Boulder, CO </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Off
Grid Solar <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:offgridsolar@sti.net" target="_blank">offgridsolar@sti.net</a>></span>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The guy
who does buy this kind of gear is John Kimbal at Sun
Electric in<br>
Miami.<br>
<a href="https://sunelec.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sunelec.com/</a><br>
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> Greetings Wrenches;<br>
><br>
> Not the first time I've been asked this question; I
can often find homes<br>
> for smaller installations with various aid groups
I've worked with on<br>
> Indian Reservations, but this one is big, and it's
"everything must go"<br>
> including mods, wiring, racking etc.<br>
><br>
> It's just over 1mW of Sunpower 327w modules with
microinverters (3200<br>
> modules), the land has sold and the project (it's in
PA) has already met<br>
> its goal RECs.<br>
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> Anyone know if anyone buys this sort of equipment, or
can it be recycled?<br>
> The demolition company won't store it, so it'll go to
the dump.<br>
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> Dan Fink<br>
> Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech
Institute<br>
</span>> IREC Certified Instructorâ„¢ for:<br>
<span>> ~ PV Installation Professional<br>
> ~ Small Wind Installer<br>
> Executive Director, Buckville Energy<br>
</span>> NABCEP Registered Continuing Education
Providersâ„¢<br>
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