SHANGHAI, Aug. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- LONGi Green Energy
Technology Co., Ltd, or LONGi Group, a leading global solar
technology company, announces an 8-year roadmap to achieve 100%
renewable energy use for its global operations by 2028. The world's
largest mono-crystalline PV products manufacturer made the
announcement at the 14th SNEC PV Power EXPO in Shanghai.
According to the roadmap, LONGi will achieve 70% renewable
electricity use by 2027 and ultimately reach 100% for its global
operations by 2028. In 2019 alone, LONGi Group consumed 189,243,000
kWh of electricity globally, with 47.14% of which came from
renewable sources.
LONGi focused on manufacturing PV products and providing solar
power technology solutions. Its product offering ranges from
wafers, cells, modules, PV solar power equipment, to solar power
systems. LONGi Group has evolved into a global company with
approximately 8.38 billion USD of
assets and more than 4.65 billion
USD of annual revenues in 2019. For
more: en.longigroup.com
In the next 8 years, LONGi Group will follow a 5-stage roadmap,
including solid actions like improving energy use efficiency among
its factories in and outside China, building new factories that have access
to green electricity, building more PV power stations for self-use,
and prioritizing green electricity use and influencing
stakeholders.
"We are proud to announce our RE100 roadmap for 100% renewable
energy use. LONGi Group, as a global company dedicated to solar
technology and manufacturing, will work closely with The Climate
Group and our partners to deliver this green commitment. We hope to
shoulder more responsibilities for global energy transition", says
Mr. Zhong Baoshen, Chairman of LONGi Group.
"Through this process, LONGi can fully influence our supply
chain partners and our customers by delivering the RE100
initiative. LONGi will play by example to promote more industries
to focus on clean energy, and LONGi is happy to provide technology
solutions and support for those who have the same ambition", adds
Mr. Li Zhenguo, founder and president of LONGi Group.
LONGi has always been practicing the concept of 'using clean
energy to produce clean energy products.' Since 2015, LONGi Group
has relocated some of their manufacturing facilities to
Yunnan Province in southwestern
China, from the regions mainly
powered by fossil-fuel generated electricity, to areas that are
mostly powered by hydropower. LONGi built factories in China's Yunnan
Province and Malaysia's
Kuching, where hydropower was abundant and cheap. Using hydropower,
LONGi produces PV products, including the mono-crystalline silicon
ingots, wafers, cells, and modules with lower production costs.
LONGi has also installed solar power systems on the roof of Wuxi
LONGi and Taizhou LONGi Factory to increase clean energy use.
Earlier this March, the Xi'an
City headquartered solar technology giant joined the RE100
initiative, a global corporate leadership initiative led by The
Climate Group in partnership with Carbon Disclosure Project. The
RE100 initiative brings together influential businesses committed
to 100% renewable electricity.
Also, at the SNEC PV Power EXPO, LONGi Group, together with
Sungrow Power, Envision, Chinese Renewable Energy Industries
Association (CREIA), and PV Committee of China Green Supply Chain
Alliance (ECOPV), launched the RE100 China Initiative.
LONGi President Li Zhenguo says initiating such platform is
aimed to promote the transition of China's energy sector to a clean and
low-carbon future and help resolve climate change issues and global
energy crisis. Li adds these renewable energy companies and
industry associations will set an example for China's energy transition and play their role
as China trying to deliver its
commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement.
RE100
RE100 is the global corporate renewable energy
initiative bringing together hundreds of large and
ambitious businesses committed to 100% renewable
electricity.
Led by The Climate Group in partnership
with CDP, RE100's mission is to accelerate a global shift
to clean energy and zero carbon grids – delivering a cleaner,
healthier future for all.
For more information, visit: https://www.there100.org/
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