Dismantled

Where did the dismantled photovoltaic panels go

Picture this: A construction crew in downtown Austin carefully removes aging photovoltaic panels from a 2010-era solar array. But instead of shipping them to a landfill (or worse, overseas), these panels get dismantled at a local facility and reborn as new solar equipment. . Find out how solar panels are recycled and where to take your end-of-life solar panels for recycling. On this page: Waste from end-of-life solar panels presents opportunities to recover valuable materials and create jobs through recycling. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency. . Perhaps the solar array had defective solar panels, the manufacturer no longer exists, or the output of an older project is unimpressive compared to the high-efficiency solar panels and equipment readily available today. Advocates say we can do better. This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. In 2019, the nonprofit Michigan Energy Options had just put up a solar farm in the city of East Lansing — in a dump.

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