Yingli Green Energy has announced it has gone beyond its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions according to an internal inspections report.
The company was the first to join the World Wide Fund for Nature (“WWF”) Climate Savers program in China; which officially occurred in 2013. The Climate Savers program is WWF’s global platform to engage business and industry on climate and energy.
After assessing its energy consumption levels, Yingli set goals for emissions reductions through to the end of this year, based on its GHG emissions level in 2010.
The company says its internal report has found a GHG emissions intensity reduction per megawatt of solar panel production of approximately 22% in 2013. Yingli had set an initial target to reduce emissions intensity by 13% by the end of 2015.
The company states it also decreased GHG emissions from purchased goods and services per MW of PV modules production by approximately 12%, as compared to an initial target of 7%.
Additionally, it decreased its GHG emissions from upstream transportation by around 17%, as compared to its initial target to reduce emissions by 10%.
Among its various activities to reduce emissions, Yingli says it installed solar power systems to supply electricity to its PV module manufacturing plants in Baoding Headquarters, Tianjin, Hengshui and other various company-owned facilities.
By the end of 2013, PV projects Yingli had invested in are estimated to generate approximately 167.85 GWh of clean electricity annually. The solar power systems installed at its facilities are capable of generating 39.3 GWh of electricity annually, equivalent to 4.05% of the company’s total power consumption in 2013. Again, this exceeded the 4% target it had set by the end of 2015.
“As the first member company of WWF Climate Savers Programme in China, Yingli has successfully gone beyond its emission reduction targets, and shows its leadership through practical actions. WWF will continue to partner with Chinese companies to address climate change, and to promote more companies to be leaders of the low- carbon economy,” said Ms. Winnie Lu, Climate & Energy Program Director of WWF.
Mr. Jingfeng Xiong, Vice President and Chief Climate Officer of Yingli Green Energy, said reducing Yingli’s environmental impact is one of the company’s most important corporate objectives.
” As a leading global renewable energy company, Yingli is dedicated to the pursuit of green, low-carbon manufacturing and business operations while providing clean energy for all,” he stated.
Headquartered in Baoding, China, Yingli Green Energy has shipped more than 10 GW of Yingli solar panels, approximately 40 million modules, to customers worldwide.
