JA Solar targets 58.8% reduction in GHG emissions by 2034
Vertically integrated solar manufacturer JA Solar has released a report detailing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 2023. The company’s total GHG emissions were 27,223,818 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent for the year, an increase of 54.84% from 2022. The emission intensity per unit of revenue rose by 36.76% YoY to 3,521.45 tons CO₂ equivalent per RMB 100 million ($1.40 million), though it decreased by 8.17% compared to 2021. Of the total 2023 emissions, 89.45% were Scope 3 emissions, 10.15% Scope 2, and 0.4% Scope 1. JA Solar says that it has submitted climate targets to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), aiming to reduce its total operational emissions by 58.8% by 2034 compared to 2023 levels, and to decrease Scope 3 emissions related to the procurement of goods and services per MW of solar PV product by 63.8%.
On the manufacturing front, JA Solar announced last week that its 5 GW Bayannur City module manufacturing base has produced its first module (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
JinkoSolar and Dahua Technology collaborate on Jinko360
Leading photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage company JinkoSolar has partnered with the Chinese monitoring solution provider Dahua Technology to develop the ‘Jinko360 Smart Transparent Factory Platform,’ which has been implemented in Shanxi Province. The platform has been certified by TÜV Rheinland, which Jinko claims makes it the first in the industry to achieve this recognition. The Jinko360 platform integrates diverse data sources, including MES and QMS systems, AI-based quality inspection, real-time equipment monitoring, and live streaming. Using IoT, AI, big data, and VR technologies, the platform enables real-time monitoring of production processes, from raw material intake to finished product storage, for both internal and external quality management personnel under controlled access conditions.
On the business side, JinkoSolar has unveiled plans to list its principal operating subsidiary on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (see JinkoSolar Plans To List On Frankfurt Stock Exchange).
Sungrow to acquire AI vision recognition equipment provider
Solar PV inverter company Sungrow has announced that its subsidiary, Sungrow New Energy Development Co., Ltd., plans to invest RMB 450.56 million ($63.27 million) to acquire a 10.24% stake in Taiho Intelligent, which is a provider of AI-based vision recognition equipment and solutions. Taiho Intelligent specializes in spectral detection, intelligent algorithms, and industrial robot automation. Sungrow aims to leverage these strengths to improve production efficiency, product yield, and automation. In the first half of 2024, Taiho Intelligent reported revenue of RMB 225 million ($31.59 million), a 2.92% year-on-year (YoY) increase, but saw a 43.69% decline in net profit to RMB 6.56 million ($0.92 million). After the transaction, Sungrow New Energy will become the controlling shareholder of Taiho Intelligent.
Sungrow New Energy recently unveiled a new technology platform called ‘Rubik's Cube’ for renewable energy power plants (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
SPS’ turnkey equipment for 1st square-level 100 MW perovskite pilot production line
Perovskite manufacturing equipment maker Shanghai Precision Systems (SPS) has announced that it has delivered 100 MW of turnkey manufacturing equipment for the first 1 m2 perovskite pilot mass production line. The company says this shipment is historical in the context of perovskite manufacturing. Previously, SPS had delivered ‘the world's first largest-size (1 m × 2 m) slit coater’ to GCL Perovskite’s ‘world's first’ 100 MW pilot line in 2021.
China's 1st state-owned resource recycling enterprise to recycle decommissioned PV equipment
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), China Baowu Steel Group Corporation, and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), have established China Resources Recycling Group Co., Ltd. with a registered capital of RMB 10 billion ($1.40 billion). This joint venture focuses on resource recycling, aiming to build a national resource recycling platform. As the first state-owned enterprise in China dedicated to resource recycling, it will set up several specialized subsidiaries, covering the recycling of decommissioned wind and photovoltaic (PV) equipment, waste plastics, end-of-life batteries from new energy vehicles and electric bikes, as well as scrap steel and non-ferrous metals. Additionally, the group plans to improve the waste product recycling network, supporting companies in establishing reverse logistics systems for recycling old products.