Featured in Moving in circles – 09-2024

UP: Rip it up and start again…

The practical matter of taking a dead PV system apart and moving its components to their next destination has received less attention than recycling and second-life applications. In the United States, Decom Solar is offering decommissioning for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects. pv magazine spoke to Decom Solar co-founder Stephen Burns for an update.
Mark Hutchins
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Mark Hutchins
Decom Solar says that about 85% of the components it encounters are good enough for second-life applications. | Image: Decom Solar

 pv magazine: Could you tell me a bit about Decom Solar and its work?Stephen Burns: I worked in the solar industry for a project developer for 10 years prior to starting Decom Solar. During that time we started to see clients requesting end of life management. We did not have a solution for end-of-life and …

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