Hi Kirpal, Do you know of any information about this recycling at Tesla? Links, etc
Thx Jay > On Sep 27, 2019, at 7:49 AM, Kirpal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Mark. Great question! This is an important consideration. Tesla has a > recycling facility at their Nevada plant for their batteries. Curious how > other LFP manufacturers recommend end of life handling. > Speaking of waste, As you all are installing systems of all varieties, what > are you finding with regard to non sustainable packaging in all your "clean" > energy materials. I am troubled that after many of our installs we have a > pile of plastic and styrofoam as big as the the balance of system > installation. Sometimes bigger. It drives me crazy to have this blight on > our installation. I am often embarrassed when the customer points out this > dichotomy of the installation. Which manufacturers are you happiest with in > regards to environmentally friendly packaging materials for inverters, other > balance of system, and batteries (probably LFePho4)? Collectively we should > have the ability to pressure them to use more sustainable packaging. > I have seen some improvements and some half way implemented changes, but a > lot more can be done to improve this aspect of our industry. All of us can > help....Together we have a big voice. > > Sunny Regards, > Kirpal Khalsa > Oregon LRT#25 > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional > Oregon Solarworks LLC > www.oregonsolarworks.com > 541-299-0402 > > >> On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 7:34 AM Mark Frye <[email protected]> wrote: >> Folks, >> >> Has anyone done a good review of the current state of affairs re: >> recycling Li batteries? >> >> I am a bit in the past with a starry-eyed view of Pb with HUP, in >> particular, believing that Pb batteries have almost a closed cycle >> product life, ie, we already have infrastructure to recycle something >> like 95% of the material in Pb batteries. >> >> Taking a step back, has our industry become just as jaded by our shiny >> new technology as every other sector of our economy, focusing on >> impressive new short term outcomes that are not really embedded within >> the frame work of a sustainable future? >> >> This is why I ask about the recyclablility / sustainability of Li >> batteries? Some what agnostic here but wondering what the thinking >> around this is? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark Frye >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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]/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> > _______________________________________________ > 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]/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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