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and working with people in Ukraine , trying to donate them to settings that can help improve the situation .
“ We don ’ t want to offload old panels ; we ’ re trying to collaborate on beneficial initiatives that help people . There are quite a few hoops we ’ re having to jump through , which I understand . It ’ s important to make sure that the cost of shipping these panels to Ukraine and all the dangers that go with that are worth it . We ’ re trying very hard to do the right thing and not just send panels to be recycled because while you can get the aluminum and some of the glass back the rest of the panel can be very complicated . A lot of these technologies can be quite bad for the environment if they are not recycled properly so keeping them going for as long as possible and disposing of them responsibly is crucial .” Solarsense is experiencing a significant growth phase as more and more businesses
are looking for alternative energy solutions . Ashley highlights some of the key factors driving this success : “ A lot of companies are very aware of the cost of electricity . The situation in Ukraine really highlights the issue . We ’ re relying on natural gas from Russia , which we now don ’ t want to buy , which is sensible . However , it means electricity bills are four times the amount . So , we ’ re now looking at a situation where photovoltaics , which have historically been seen as nice to do , but very expensive , can have cash positive
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