Trina Solar has announced that its Yiwu manufacturing facility has been certified as a zero carbon factory by TiGroup, an organisation specialising in health, safety and environmental sustainability inspection and testing, becoming the PV industry’s first factory to achieve this status.
A range of indicators were evaluated on-site, including:
● Energy and resource utilisation
● Greenhouse gas reduction
● Carbon offset implementation
● Intelligent information management systems for energy and carbon emissions
● Infrastructure
● Product design
● Compliance requirements
● Management requirements
The factory achieved an overall score of 79.68 out of 80 for 2022, and was awarded the Zero Carbon Factory (Type 1) certificate, which is also recognised by the China Energy Conservation Association.
“This certification demonstrates Trina Solar’s strong commitment to sustainable development and zero carbon practices across technology, products and process management. We will continue sustainable manufacturing while exploring innovative methods to further improve and enhance the entire Trina Solar ecosystem to reduce emissions, protect our environment and improve communities across the globe,” commented Helena Li, President of Trina’s Global Solar Product Business Group.