The EU and US are leading efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of PV manufacturing through targeted import tariffs. As well as supporting decarbonisation efforts, such policies could also promote geographic diversification in the solar supply chain and greater supply resilience, writes Michael Parr of the Ultra Low Carbon Solar Alliance.
“After the creation of a complete green supply chain management system, it is possible for our customers to be aware of all our sources of materials, and to understand how we utilize advanced technologies in manufacturing to enable our products to have a lower carbon footprint,”said Jack Zhou, head of global product technical management at Astronergy, during his presentation to attendees at this week’s PV Moduletech USA.
Currently, India is striving to localise its solar supply chain but it remains tethered to international imports, writes Ali Imran Naqvi, CEO of advisory firm Gensol Group.
The COVID-19 pandemic and a subsequent string of global political and economic crises have forced companies to reassess how they operate in the face of constantly shifting policy and supply chain dynamics. This article explores how the PV industry can make informed decisions on choosing the best locations to base manufacturing operations in a world characterised by unpredictability.
The solar manufacturing industry shifting its focus towards sustainability across the entire value of the supply chain is essential, according to the CEO of German wafer producer NexWafe.
In today's solar energy landscape, power plant developers find themselves grappling with the dual challenge of managing high costs while navigating obstacles such as permits, grid connections and the supply chain.
Suntech has announced that its TOPCon modules have been awarded French carbon footprint certification, setting a new industry record in the process for domestic supply chain carbon footprint with a value of 376.1kg eq CO2/kWc.
