Solar Installation Chula Vista

/Solar Installation Chula Vista

Solar Installation Chula Vista

Chula Vista is home to great attractions including: Aquatica Waterpark by Seaworld, the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center (formerly the US Olympic Training Center) and the Sleep Train Amphitheater, where big name bands perform as well as great golf, scenic harbor and waterfront park.

Chula Vista enjoys endless sunshine that homeowners can profit on. Help cut back on your carbon footprint, save on your electricity bill, reduce your grid dependency, and increase the value of your home by investing in solar panels for your home. Homeowners average savings range anywhere from 10% to 30%, falling most usually in the 20% range. After paying back your system in after a few years, you’ll be able to profit on your upfront investment while enjoying green energy. Interested in learning what type of Solar Solution you’ll need for your home? Aviara has all the answers. Feel free to contact our Chula Vista solar contractors at any time.

“Our Mission is putting our customers first, offering top quality customer service, products installations and maintenance consistently.”

Aviara Solar is your all-in-one family owned and operated residential Solar Installation Chula Vista service provider. We can help you design, finance and install a quality solar electric system that will exceed your needs and expectations. Our commitment to quality manufactured products and customer service will ensure the reliability of your investment in solar power. We offer financing through multiple sources to fit your individual need. We provide a FREE solar consultation to determine which systems, rebates and offers will be best for your home.

How to recycle solar panels

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The lifetime of a solar panel system is about 30 years. The number of solar panels being sold and installed in the United States each year is increasing rapidly. As the years go by, there will be a high volumes of silicon solar panels at the end of their useful life and have to be disposed of. Solar panel recycling is at an early stage, but as the market grows it will become an important part that the solar industry will need to tackle.

Recycling & the future of solar

Solar energy is affordable and environmentally friendly – your solar panels will eventually reach the end of their lifetime. After their lifespan, many crystalline silicon solar panels will begin having significant dips in energy production and it will probably be time to dispose of or replace them entirely.

The disposal of Solar Panels is not environmentally friendly. Metals like cadmium and lead are found in solar cells, harmful to the natural environment if they are not recycled or disposed of properly. Also, if solar panels that are thrown away carelessly, they can end up in large landfills.

Recycling solar panels will be economically impactful as well. Rare elements in photovoltaic (PV) cells like gallium and indium are being taken from the environment over time. We need to be able to recover those resources to conserve the limited amount available on earth and re-use them for solar panels and other products. A 2016 study done by the International Renewable Agency (IRENA) estimated that $15 billion could be reclaimed from recycling solar modules by the year 2050.

Given the fast expansion of the solar industry, the number of solar panels in need disposal or recycling in the coming years will continue to increase. Panels will reach the end of their life each year, and even right now, old solar panels are starting to become an issue.

Parts of solar panels that can be recycled:

The recycle of solar panels can only be adequate if the materials utilize to construct them are able to be reused again, 30 or more years later. Solar panels are made from several components , including: 

Silicon Solar Cells

Metal Framing

Glass Sheets

Wires

Plexiglass

Many of the components of solar panels can be recycled. All the Metal, glass, and wiring can all be recycled and reused. Silicon cells, the most essential component to producing electricity, are a bit of a different story. Silicon wafers are not recyclable like glass and plastic are, so specialty recycling companies are able to reuse silicon cells by melting them down and reclaiming the silicon and various metals. Separating the many materials solar panel are made of and recycling them each in a different way is the complex and likely an expensive process.

Recycling options:

These are a few organizations working to make solar panel recycling happen.

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Veolia

Europe has a more developed solar market. European solar panel owners must recycle their panels once they are done using them due to their government regulations. Creating a market for panel recyclers, one of them is is Veolia.

Veolia partners and the non-profit PV Cycle in Europe are in charge of collecting and recycling solar panels. At Veolia, robots separate glass, plastics, silicon and metals from solar panels. Veolia first recycling plant opened in 2018.

Recycle PV

Recycle PV. is a company looking to bring solar recycling to the U.S. The governmental solar recycling requirements are lacking in the U.S., causing the company issues operating on a wide local scale. In the face of this, Recycle PV is teaming up with PV Cycle to help move U.S. panels to recycling facilities in Europe. Even though, Recycle PV, a small operation compared to some European panel recyclers, companies like Recycle PV will very likely see the demand for their recycling services expand over the next few years.

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

SEIA has a PV Recycling Working Group that picks recycling partners offering benefits to its members. These partners offer special pricing to the SEIA members, and in exchange, recycle their solar panels at their special facilities. Cleanlites is an example of one of this partners. They operate recycling facilities that can recycle panels and different solar equipment.

Manufacturers

Manufacturers are also increasing their recycling efforts. Companies like First Solar and SunPower have global recycling programs for their clients, they take old solar panels back (through companies like PV Cycle) to the manufacturer to be repurposed or recycled.

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At some point in the future, your solar panel will reach the end of its life. What happens then? Read the infographic and learn how solar panels can be recycled to ensure that their parts are kept out of the landfill.

This infographic was produced in partnership with Revolution, a hard drive destruction and electronics recycling company based in Toronto.

Solar panels are beneficial for the environment, and recycling is coming soon.

While Solar panel recycling may not be prevalent in the U.S. yet, solar power energy is still a great financial investment that is both economically and environmentally friendly. By going solar now, you can reduce your electric bill and begin saving right away. Contact Aviara Solar to receive a FREE quote so you can start the process of going solar.

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