Recycling Old Solar Panels

[VictoriaEnergy]

Hey guys, I'm with a solar company and we are looking for solutions for recycling old panels that we have. We want to do it the right way though, what services do any of you use to recycle these? Any tips or tricks, or even a place you use to sell your old ones?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[nwillitts]

are there any good,working panels?
where are they located?

 

[Hedges]

or even a place you use to sell your old ones?

eBay and Craigslist.
If you have a large quantity, a couple sellers we buy from like Santan Solar might buy them.

But of course we here would be happy to cut out the middle man and deal direct with you.

 

[VictoriaEnergy]

are there any good,working panels?
where are they located?

Located in Maryland, some are working but I do not have an inventory list at this time.

 

[VictoriaEnergy]

eBay and Craigslist.
If you have a large quantity, a couple sellers we buy from like Santan Solar might buy them.

But of course we here would be happy to cut out the middle man and deal direct with you.

Thanks, I don't have an inventory of what we have just yet.

 

[nwillitts]

i am in Northern Va.you aint far.

 

[Jmac786]

But of course we here would be happy to cut out the middle man and deal direct with you.

I agree with Hedges. If it’s large quantities of the same panels (solar farm de-installs), I’d work with a reseller like SanTan Solar and clear the warehouse in one swoop. If these are small lots from personal residences, then I’d open a thread on here of what was available and sell them by the entire lot. Then you minimize the extra work of dealing with shipping via freight to multiple locations.

Pricing depends on whether it’s better for your business to add an additional revenue stream by reselling, or focusing resources on your core business.

 

[Ceberha]

I am in maryland and might be interested in some.

 

[VictoriaEnergy]

Thanks for all of your replies!
This is what we have:
(7) aziteck 310
(11 or 12) Trina 300
(6) jinko 315
(3) sun tech 185

 

[Ceberha]

Which are known to be working?

Thanks. C

 

[svetz]

I'd suggest posting them in https://diysolarforum.com/forums/corporate-deals-section.63/ along with price please list the age and condition, wattage if known.

For non-working panels, in the U.S. there's Recycle PV and probably a few others. I know the EU has mandatory recycling so they might buy them from you at a better price (although you'd probably need to store a cargo-container full to make shipping worthwhile).

 

[VictoriaEnergy]

All are known to work

 

[VictoriaEnergy]

Yes! We are very concerned with proper disposal! I would appreciate the name of the company you are talking about. We have found a few good options but they are very large companies that deal with large scale disposal. So we are still pursing options and gathering information.

Thanks!

 

[Ceberha]

Were you ever able to get pricing information if folks want to buy some of these?

 

[VictoriaEnergy]

Were you ever able to get pricing information if folks want to buy some of these?

I was not. The ones we had in the warehouse were a little older but we were able to find projects that they were compatible with. So for now, we do not have anything to offer.