TECHNOLOGYNEWS Carbon footprint of approval
AU OPTRONICS CORP has announced it has completed the carbon footprint verification on EcoDuo PM220P00, a multi- crystalline PV module, according to the international carbon footprint standard PAS2050. EcoDuo PM220P00 is the
world’s first PV module to have obtained carbon
footprint verification, reaching a critical milestone on carbon footprint management of PV key components.
The product carbon footprint refers to the 8
total amount of CO2 emissions, including the raw materials, manufacturing and distribution stages. By tracing the carbon footprint, AUO verified that raw materials took up around 82% of total carbon emission, manufacturing about 17% and distribution approximately 1%, among which raw materials led to the most emissions. The findings inspired the
adoption of innovative energy and materials-saving and replacement concepts in the early stage of R&D for solar cells, so that the overall amount of carbon emissions as well as product carbon footprint could be reduced substantially. Through continuous supplier training sessions,
AUO developed the carbon footprint management program with its own e-system to collect suppliers’ carbon footprint data. The initiative significantly increased efficiency in carbon footprint management. When managing the carbon footprint of PV products, the database with detailed carbon data of the supply chain will enable AUO to rise as a leader among its peers.
“AUO’s multi-crystalline PV module that garnered the world’s first carbon footprint verification proves AUO’s determination on Green Solutions,” said James C.P.
Chen, Senior Associate Vice President of AUO’s Solar Photovoltaic Business Unit. “The key to acquiring the certification lies in the profound experiences in employing technologies, carbon footprint tracing, and power-saving innovations of TFT- LCDs to the solar modules.”
AUO has actively invested in the solar business from the upstream to downstream, presenting the most competitive “total solutions” with the quality material from M. Setek, high- efficiency solar cells from SunPower, and the various PV system projects.
In the future, AUO will continue to serve as the main integrator of the solar value chain, developing markets around the world with its partners of the industry chain. The company is dedicated to developing low carbon products with its innovative R&D capability and mature supply chain management system to assure due care to the earth when providing the maximum benefits for customers and consumers.
Solar leader receives local recognition international talent. The list
IN the battle against climate change and global warming, Professor Martin Green is a shining light. Over the past three decades he has led the international field in solar cell development, delivering cost- effective technology that has the ability to rival and ultimately replace human reliance on fossil fuels. For his leadership and research, Professor Green, Executive Research Director of the ARC PV Centre of Excellence at the University of NSW, has won the 2010 CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science.
Professor Green is not only ‘the father of photovoltaics’, he is a leader in solar cell technology. Professor Green has had a real impact by taking this technology out of the laboratory and into the factory. He has been a pioneer in PV research for more than 30 years, holding the world record for silicon cell efficiency almost continuously with the record of 25%.
Having created the world’s leading PV research centre, Professor Green has attracted some of the best local and
of alumni from the centre reads like a ‘who’s who’ of the solar energy world. Former students include Professor Andrew Blakers, director of the ARC Centre for Excellence for Solar Energy Systems (Australian National University); Dr Roland
Einhaus, Research and Development Director of Apollon Solar in France; and Dr Stuart Bowden, Research and Development Director at the Solar Power Laboratory at Arizona State University. And with Professor Green’s assistance, entrepreneur Dr Zhengrong Shi has commercialised solar cell technology in China on an unprecedented scale.
Professor Green’s global leadership has been recognised by his appointment as Chair of the panel for review of the US Department of Energy’s Photovoltaic Program, and membership of the United Nations Industrial Development
Organisation
Consultative Group on Solar Energy Research and Applications.
He is at the forefront of first and second- generation solar technologies. First- generation technology - or ‘buried contact’ solar
cells - has been one of the most commercially successful technologies in the photovoltaics field over the past 20 years. Sales under license currently exceed US$1billion. Second-generation technology saw Professor Green producing thin-film solar cells using the benign and abundant element silicon, an achievement once believed to be a million-to-one possibility.
The $10,000 Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science is awarded to an Australian individual who has demonstrated an outstanding role and impact in science. It is sponsored by the CSIRO.
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