What is a solar module disassembly line?

Developed by Japanese PV equipment provider NPC Incorporated, the solar module disassembly line is claimed to enable the reuse of frames, junction boxes, intact broken glass, solar cells and EVA sheets. The module disassembyl line. Image: NPC Incorporated

How does envie use disassembly equipment to dismantle PV panels?

“Envie will utilize our disassembly equipment to dismantle PV panels and then cooperate with Rosi, a French company that developed recycling processes allowing to separate and recover metals such as silver and high purity silicon from the PV cells,” it further explained.

How do you remove Sikaflex from a van roof?

Squirted the Sikaflex to each of the bracket mating faces, then some more on the van roof, placed the solar panels and pushed down evenly on all four corners, left it for 10 minutes, then removed surplus Sikaflex with a plastic scrapper, finished off with wet finger, then I peeled off the masking tape, lovely neat job. However!

How much adhesive do I need for a flexible panel?

Ensure you have a 2mm bed of adhesive once the panel is in place. More adhesive is better than too little. I also used 522 to stick down a flexible panel on a previous van and no issues with that either.

Can I put a puraflex40 Panel on my roof?

Puraflex40 on my old panels with those same plastic feet - surfaces must be clean but roughed up which will vary depending on what your outer roof surface is currently. Don't mash the panel down onto the roof, 2mm thivkness of adhesive I recall was recommended. You achieve that by placing some small plastic strips into the adhesive on the feet?

How do you mount a panel with Sikaflex?

I used those white plastic ABS panel mounts with Sikaflex also, I roughed up both the underside of the brackets and the GRP roof under each bracket, placed 2p coin under each bracket to act as a spacer, marked arround each bracket position with a pencil, then masked up allowing 4mm outside the pencil lines.