These busted solar panels are an early example of a looming problem — and an opportunity
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In a sprawling industrial building in Brooks, Alta., about two hours east of Calgary, is a former pheasant hatchery that's now stacked waist-high with thousands of dusty, damaged solar panels.
Dan Carrocci, who's worked in renewable energy construction for more than a decade, has long been troubled by the lack of end-of-life options for this infrastructure and is stockpiling the old panels in hopes of developing a commercially viable means of recycling them.
He's now built up a stash of nearly 10,000 panels that have been damaged during manufacturing, pummelled by hail or banged up during installation.