Trinasolar’s factory in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, has been awarded zero-waste landfill and zero-carbon factory (Type I) three-star certification by TÜV Rheinland, becoming the first company to obtain a zero-waste landfill certificate and the first in the PV industry to obtain both certificates from TÜV Rheinland. This achievement sets a new standard in the industry and once again underlines Trinasolar’s commitment to sustainable development.
The Yancheng factory’s efforts in promoting waste and carbon reductions are supported by a management team that is dedicated to building a robust energy and waste management system and ensuring that it works. The factory carries out many waste reduction measures, including staff training for saving energy and cutting waste, standardizing operational requirements, and improving the reuse of materials. These measures have cut waste by more than 90,000 pounds, reused more than 600,000 pounds of waste, and recycled more than 33 million pounds of waste. From 2022 to 2023, the Yancheng factory installed PV carports and updated its cooling system, resulting in 15.7% lower carbon emissions per unit of production (tCO2e/MW).
In June, TÜV Rheinland evaluated the waste management system and practices in terms of a zero-carbon factory, and the Yancheng plant obtained “zero waste to landfill three-star” certification, the highest level, as a result of its waste diversion rate reaching 99.58%. In terms of zero-carbon, the factory excelled in eight ways: compliance requirements, management requirements, infrastructure, intelligent information management system of energy and carbon emissions, energy and resource use, environmentally friendly design of products, implementation of greenhouse gas reductions, and carbon offsets. Based on its outstanding overall score and significant emissions reduction results, TÜV Rheinland awarded the factory the Zero-carbon Factory Certificate.
Zero Waste to Landfill Certification and Zero Carbon Factory (Type I) Three-Star Certification
Trinasolar, with its SOLAR sustainability management concept, keenly shoulders its responsibility toward the environment and society and is highly conscious of how its operations and production affect them. Last year, the company established a net-zero system, covering “net-zero operations, net-zero value chain, and net-zero products,” and said it aims to achieve carbon neutrality at global organizational and operational levels by 2030.
Helena Li, executive president of Trinasolar, stated, “Our Yancheng factory being awarded these two certificates is a tremendous honor for our company. They acknowledge not only our efforts over the years but also the importance of our breakthroughs in our net-zero operations. These certificates will inspire us to continue doing our utmost to contribute to a net-zero future.”