MUNICH, June 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 20, at the Intersolar exhibition in
München, Germany, GCL unveiled the
world's first solar photovoltaic carbon chain—GCL Carbon Data
Platform integrating blockchain technology with granular silicon
technology. It effectively tracks the carbon footprint across the
entire photovoltaic industry chain, ensuring that carbon emissions
of chain-linked products comply with relevant national standards
and requirements.
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The introduction comes amidst global shifts in regulatory
frameworks. The European Parliament adopted the Carbon Border
Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in February
2022, set to impose carbon taxes by 2026. Recently, the
European Council passed the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) in
May 2024, enforcing stringent
standards for traceability, authenticity, carbon reduction tech,
and environmental norms. In the US, a bipartisan Senate group
introduced the PROVE IT Act in June
2023, pushing for a Department of Energy carbon emissions
database. Furthermore, the reintroduction of the Clean Competition
Act later that year aimed to levy carbon taxes. China, the UK, Japan, and Canada are also enacting similar measures,
intensifying carbon footprint oversight across renewable energy
supply chains.
The proactive deployment of the GCL Carbon Data Platform by GCL
represents a pioneering effort in establishing a global carbon
chain management platform for the solar photovoltaic industry.
Based on authoritative data from TUV Rheinland, ISO
international standards, and the Ecoinvent international carbon
database, GCL's Carbon Data Platform utilizes blockchain technology
developed by Ant Group to report carbon footprints throughout the
industrial chain production process. This ensures traceability,
checkability, trustworthiness, and tamper resistance, facilitating
product supply chain traceability, product carbon footprints, and
corporate carbon management. By scanning the QR code of a SiRo
module incorporated into the carbon chain, users can intuitively
access product information, carbon footprint reports, production
facilities, raw material traceability, and ESG reports.
Data shows that as upstream material for PV module, GCL
demonstrates excellent carbon footprint performance. Producing 1
kilogram of granular silicon emits only 37.000 kilograms of CO2
equivalent, nearly half of the global record of 55.000 kilograms of
CO2 equivalent maintained by Siemens rod silicon. This reduction
equates to over 2 million tons of CO2 for every 100,000 tons of
granular silicon produced. Data presented by GCL SI at the release
event indicates continuous industry decarbonization, with carbon
values reduced from over 600 equivalents in the previous generation
to an industry average of approximately 470 equivalents. Under the
support of the GCL Carbon Data Platform, SiRo module achieves a
minimum carbon value of 370.000 equivalents, with a target to reach
320.000 equivalents within 1-2 years.
During the release event, Zhang
Kun, Executive President of GCL SI, stated that the GCL
Carbon Data Platform is the world's first carbon chain management
platform for the photovoltaic industry based on granular silicon
technology, blockchain technology, and digital intelligence
technology. It achieves visualization, quantification, and
trustworthiness of low-carbon footprints of granular silicon module
products. Under dynamic traceability, the carbon value of each
module meets the lowest industry standards. In the future, the GCL
Carbon Data Platform will accelerate upstream and downstream
industrial chain cooperation, boost the new quality productivity of
the photovoltaic industry, and accelerate entry into the innovative
camp of decarbonization, zero carbonization, and decarbonization
industries.
Zhang further disclosed that GCL SI's six flagship products of
its TOPCon series successfully passed rigorous audits by TUV
Rheinland on May 21, gaining ISO
14067 Product Carbon Footprint Certification. This milestone
signifies full integration of the GCL Carbon Data platform, from
raw material traceability to product carbon footprint certification
locked into the blockchain. Moreover, adherence to TUV Rheinland
certification standards indicates international recognition of the
company's module product carbon footprints. GCL SI will soon
deliver the first order of GCL SiRo modules with TUV Rheinland
certification marks, further enhancing the product's differentiated
competitiveness through acceptance by homeowners via the GCL Carbon
Data platform.
Zhang emphasized that GCL has consistently implemented
China's "3060 carbon targets" and
closely monitored market trends. The development of the GCL Carbon
Data Platform and its products is currently at the 1.0 version,
aiming to achieve commercialization of every product on the chain
to add premium value in the market competition. In the subsequent
2.0 version, the company will actively participate in the drafting
and formulation of industry-related low-carbon standards,
supporting the planning of carbon reduction paths across the
photovoltaic industry chain through robust data foundations and
empowering precise decarbonization of photovoltaic main and
auxiliary material supply chains, jointly promoting low-carbon
development of the photovoltaic industry.
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