BAODING, China, Nov. 22, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd. today
announced that The Clean Production Evaluation Index System for
PV Cells (the "System") was recently officially released
by the National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC"),
Ministry of Environmental Protection, and the Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology ("MIIT"). The System was jointly
developed by China National Institute of Standardization ("CNIS"),
Yingli, World Wide Fund for Nature ("WWF"), and other leading
China's PV companies. The establishment of the System was one of
the commitments made by Yingli, as the first Chinese company and
the first solar PV manufacturer, when joining the WWF Climate
Savers Program in 2013.
CNIS, Yingli, WWF and other leading PV companies, in order to
promote clean production in China's PV industry, began developing
the System in September 2013. Based
on the extensive experience in clean production technology and
practices at Yingli and other tier one solar PV companies, the
participants researched and reviewed current practices, and
finalized the System design in June
2016.
As the first evaluation system of China's solar PV industry, the
System establishes comprehensive evaluation indexes on the
production of solar PV cells including the production process,
equipment used, energy consumption, comprehensive utilization of
resources, pollution emissions, product features, and clean
production management. The System is a significant step forward for
the promotion of clean production amongst China's solar PV cell
manufacturers and will support improved energy conservation,
pollution prevention, sustainable development, and lead to a more
environmentally friendly Chinese solar PV industry.
"Technical standards are one of the most important measures to
promote supply-side structural reform, optimize industrial
restructuring, and enhance the capability of independent
innovation," said, Mr. Wang Bohua, Secretary General of China
Photovoltaic Industry Association. "The establishment of the System
could help China's solar PV cell manufactures to promote cleaner
production, improve energy conservation and reductions in
emissions. The System is crucial for the sustainable development of
China's solar PV cell production and the construction of an
environmentally friendly society."
"The official release of this evaluation index system is a very
good example to demonstrate how business can drive changes for the
solar PV industry to be greener," said Ms. Chen Xin, Co-Acting Director of Climate &
Energy Program of WWF China. "As one of the goals of the Climate
Savers Program, WWF is committed to promoting more industrial
leaders to participate in climate and energy issues to positively
influence the markets, industries, and policies through their
technical expertise and innovation."
"The establishment of the System is essential for the Chinese
solar PV industry to transition into a greener economy and be
stronger," said Mr. Gao Dongfeng, Director of the Branch of
Resource and Environment of CNIS. "We hope that China's solar PV
industry could take this opportunity to accelerate technical
innovation in order to strengthen itself and lead the advancement
of clean production worldwide."
"The System has set up a series of world leading indicators for
the production of solar PV cells. Once achieved, it can help
China's solar PV cell manufacturers reduce their energy consumption
by approximately 20%, cut the emissions of nitrogen oxide and
chemical oxygen demand both by 14%, which leads to a significant
reduction of solar PV panel's energy recovery period from 1.17 year
to 1 year or nearly 15%," said Mr. Song
Dengyuan, Chief Technology Officer of Yingli. "It will make
the solar PV industry greener and promote the concept of clean
production throughout the industry."
About Yingli
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE), known
as "Yingli" or "Yingli Solar", is
one of the world's leading solar panel manufacturers. Yingli's
manufacturing covers the photovoltaic value chain from ingot
casting and wafering through solar cell production and solar panel
assembly. Headquartered in Baoding, China, Yingli has more than 30
regional subsidiaries and branch offices and has distributed more
than 17GW solar panels to customers worldwide. For more
information, please visit www.yinglisolar.com and join the
conversation on Facebook, Twitter and
Weibo.
WWF Climate Savers Program
Climate Savers is a global program that positions companies as
leaders of the low-carbon economy. Member companies take on two
commitments: To become the best in reducing greenhouse gas
emissions; And to influence market or policy developments by
promoting their vision, solutions and achievements. Up till 2015,
30 globally well-known corporations have joined the program, such
as Yingli, HP, Johnson & Johnson, Volvo Group, Coca-Cola, and
Vanke.
About Branch of Resource and Environment
CNIS
The Branch of Resource and Environment of China National
Institute of Standardization is committed to the resource and
environment standardization researches and the provision of policy
research and technical services for energy conservation and
emission reduction. Its major tasks involve the standardization
concerning energy saving, low carbon, resources recycling,
environmental protection industry, water conservation, and
renewable energies and so on, leading the drafting of the general
formulation principles of assessment indicator system of cleaner
production and so on more than 300 national standards; the
operation of the secretariats of the national technical committees,
Administration Center of China Energy Label, Management office for
National Subsidy Program for End-use Products and Management office
for R&D Project of 100 Energy Efficiency Standards, the
operation of the secretariats of China
Alliance of Green Product Promotion and China Alliance of Green Design and Manufacturing
Industry Innovation; and the construction and operation of the
Engineering Laboratory of AQSIQ for Energy Efficiency and Water
Efficiency, taking charge energy efficiency testing of energy-using
products and water efficiency testing of water-using products.
After 30 years of development, the Branch of Resource and
Environment has established itself as a comprehensive resource and
environment standardization research and development base
incorporating standardization research, testing, management,
consulting and services. It has been providing a full range of
standardization support and services for the sustainable
development of China, and will continue to build a
resource-conserving and environment-friendly society, promote the
development of circular economy to make a positive contribution in
the future.
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For further information, please contact:
Eric Pan
Investor Relations
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited
Tel: +86 312 8929787
E-mail: ir@yingli.com
Yue YAO
Project Communication Officer
World Wide Fund for Nature (China)
Tel: +86 10 68093661
E-mail: yyao@wwfchina.org
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