Yeah, that's just what I was thinking. "recycling" old solar panels could be a good business opportunity.
On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 1:58 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes. If you could get a BLM lease for a large chunk of ground, you could > plant them and who cares if it takes twice the acrage, $500/hour/megawatt > would be a nice income stream. And there is some good math behind just > laying them flat on the ground, with a tiny bit of angle on the N/S axis so > one is oriented to the East and one to the West. They get almost as much > energy per day and you can utilize 100% of the property if that is an > issue. > > *From:* Mathew Howard > *Sent:* Friday, July 15, 2022 12:33 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT solar panels > > I find it pretty hard to believe that a lot of solar panels that get > replaced just because they're "at the end of their life cycle". I'd bet > that there will be a decent market for used panels that can still do ~50% > of their output. If nothing else, somebody should start collecting them > all and fill a nice patch of desert with them. > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 1:12 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> OK, hyperbole, the stream of waste has hardly started. >> Not filling up the landfills. >> >> The type of waste? Copper, Selenium? >> You can buy supplements of those at the drug store. >> >> Arsenic? Very little in a panel. >> And Arsenic has a hormetic effect. People are healthier if their >> drinking water contains a little vs none. Not sure this is a significant >> issue. Like to know more. >> >> And solar panels degrade about 0.5-1% a year. The article says many >> panels are coming to the end of their 25 year life. Hey, I will not >> uninstall mine until they are below 50%. Just cheap that way. >> >> I am surprised California is so flat. Flatter than Nebraska. This is >> due to the frequent “sky is falling” issues there..... >> >> Glad to see that Diablo is getting a new lease on life. Nuclear will >> solve everything. >> >> >> >> *From:* Bill Prince >> *Sent:* Friday, July 15, 2022 11:26 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT solar panels >> >> >> >> >> Here's a PDF of the article in today's Merc. >> >> >> >> bp >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >> >> On 7/15/2022 9:53 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: >> >> The LA times has an article about CA landfills filling up with solar >> panels. It is behind a paywall, so I guess I won’t read it. Sounds like >> hyperbole to me. First, the all the solar panels in the state, by volume >> probably don’t match a weeks’ worth of municipal solid waste by volume, so >> that is hardly filling up the landfills. Second, it hints they are toxic. >> Really? Glass and aluminum. Silicon dioxide is just purified glass. Yes, >> they do have dopants in them. And there is some solder but probably rohs >> solder. >> >> Is there any truth to this? Secondly, why? Are there really that many >> worn out solar panels? I have never had one wear out to the point that I >> disposed of it. And I have had solar panels of some sort for close to 50 >> years. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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