Ministry of Industry Launches Full-Scale 'Carbon Certification System' for Solar Modules to "Enhance Industrial Competitiveness"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 27th that it will actively promote the carbon certification system for expanding domestic eco-friendly solar products, starting with a business agreement for pre-verification of carbon emissions.

The business agreement signed between the Korea Photovoltaic Industry Association and the Korea Energy Agency includes key contents such as ▲measurement of carbon emissions by major solar module types ▲pilot certification of carbon emissions ▲support for carbon emissions calculation education and consulting for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The carbon certification system is one of the core tasks of the "Plan to Strengthen the Competitiveness of the Renewable Energy Industry" announced in April last year. It is a system that quantifies (CO2·kg) and manages the total amount of greenhouse gases emitted throughout the entire manufacturing process of solar modules (polysilicon - ingot/wafer - cell - module).

By introducing the carbon certification system for solar modules and the minimum efficiency system implemented since January, the plan is to catch two rabbits?'eco-friendliness' and 'high efficiency'?to strengthen the competitiveness of our solar industry.

Regarding the carbon certification system being promoted this time, France is already applying it to solar modules through the CFP (Carbon FootPrint) system. The EU also plans to introduce a similar system, so it is expected that domestic introduction will help our companies enter overseas markets.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has been promoting the system design process, including policy research projects and collecting opinions from the solar industry, to introduce the carbon certification system. Going forward, it plans to strengthen the response capabilities of the domestic solar industry through pre-verification of carbon emissions, establish detailed verification standards, and apply them to government subsidy projects from the second half of this year.

To expand the use of low-carbon solar modules in the domestic solar market, based on the results of this pre-verification, plans will also be made to provide preferential treatment when participating in the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) market.

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