At this critical moment in the global fight against climate change, as an advocate, practitioner and leader in sustainable development in the global clean energy field, LONGi has been an active participant at COP29, advocating for the promotion of energy equity through green innovation.
In collaboration with the Deeprock Group, the company hosted a special event entitled “Solar for All – the key to tackling climate change: Green innovation accelerates Just Energy transition”, showcasing its latest scientific and technological achievements and project progress in the field of clean energy. LONGi went on to participate in a roundtable forum attended by representatives from key organisations.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and LONGi have completed a groundbreaking project to solarize the UNHCR regional humanitarian logistics hub located in the Termez Cargo Centre in Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan.
The project, part of a wider UNHCR-LONGi climate action partnership, marks a significant step towards ensuring a sustainable energy supply for logistics that support refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) across the region and beyond.
Solarization has transformed the Hub into a critical operation powered by clean energy. With the installation of high-efficiency solar panels, a substantial amount of renewable energy will be generated each year, reducing the Hub’s reliance on the grid and significantly lowering its carbon emissions.
“This transition to clean energy – a milestone in greening our supply chain globally – not only provides a renewable, reliable and cost-effective power source for the critical work that the Termez Supply Hub supports in the region, but also demonstrates UNHCR’s strong commitment to environmental sustainability,” commented Shoko Shimozawa, Director of UNHCR’s Emergency, Security and Supply Division (DESS).
“By solarizing the Hub and partnering with UNHCR, LONGi is able to provide more efficient, reliable, safe and sustainable energy solutions for refugees around the world, accelerating the global energy transition and promoting energy equity,” added company VP Dennis She. “Our vision is to promote a global energy transformation using BC (back-contact) solar technology, solving the electricity problem for people who are often without access to basic services, helping refugees to safeguard their rights and live in dignity.”
The Hub, which has served as UNHCR’s regional emergency preparedness and response stockpile since 2021, primarily for its Afghanistan response, will be incorporated into UNHCR’s global stockpile network in 2025. This network, currently consisting of seven UNHCR stockpiles, enables the organization to respond to emergencies anywhere in the world by delivering core relief items (CRIs) – like blankets, mattresses, solar lamps and kitchen sets – to up to 1 million people who have been forced to flee their homes within 72 hours of an emergency being declared.
With the deepening implementation of global carbon neutrality goals, clean energy represented by photovoltaics will gradually become the backbone of the global energy transition. In particular, the technological and manufacturing attributes of photovoltaics continuously enhance their cost competitiveness, rapidly driving the process of energy transition.
As a global leader in solar technology, LONGi calls for global energy equity and has been driving the global energy transition in all aspects, reducing the costs for people on the path to carbon neutrality. This allows more people around the world, especially those in developing and underdeveloped countries and regions, to enjoy affordable clean energy and achieve energy equity. In 2022, Dennis She first advocated for global energy equity at COP27, calling for the allocation of limited resources to the popularization of renewable energy and urgent climate actions.
Looking forward, a new round of energy revolution centered on renewable energy will be accelerated, and the vision of a zero-carbon future will be realized sooner based on equal and economical distribution of clean electricity.
