<div dir="ltr">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.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Adam Katzman<br>Autonomous Energies<br>PO Box 1245</div><div dir="ltr">Kingston, NY 12402<br><a href="http://www.autonomousenergies.com" target="_blank">www.autonomousenergies.com</a><br>(518) 567-1468<br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Glenn Burt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:glenn.burt@glbcc.com" target="_blank">glenn.burt@glbcc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">I wonder if an organization like Habitat for Humanity would be interested?</div></div><div dir="ltr"><hr><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">From: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:danbob88@gmail.com" target="_blank">Dan Fink</a></span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Sent: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">4/21/2017 14:15</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">To: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches</a></span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Subject: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Re: [RE-wrenches] Disposal of large scale PV installation?</span><br><br></div><span class=""><div dir="ltr">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 <div><a href="http://otherpower.com/damaged-pv-module-container-142-kw" target="_blank">http://otherpower.com/damaged-<wbr>pv-module-container-142-kw</a><div><br></div></div><div>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.....</div><div><br></div><div>The people who need this equipment the most are the least able to afford it.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-6925061954042244940gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Dan Fink</span><div style="font-size:12.8px">Professor of Solar Energy Technology, Ecotech Institute</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">IREC Certified Instructor™ for: </div><div style="font-size:12.8px">~ PV Installation Professional</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">~ Small Wind Installer</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></span><div>[The entire original message is not included.]</div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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