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 <[email protected]> wrote: > I wonder if an organization like Habitat for Humanity would be interested? > ------------------------------ > From: Dan Fink <[email protected]> > Sent: 4/21/2017 14:15 > To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> > 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 > > [The entire original message is not included.] > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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