Hanwha Q CELLS Adds Solar Panels at Jincheon Plant... Product Manufacturing Also Powered by Eco-Friendly Energy

Additional Installation of 2.4MW Solar Power
Securing a 3.9MW Solar Power Plant at Jincheon Factory

Hanwha Q CELLS Jincheon Plant Exterior (Left) and Rooftop Solar Power Plant (Right). Photo by Hanwha Q CELLS

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] Hanwha Solutions Q CELLS Division (hereinafter Hanwha Q CELLS) will additionally install approximately 2.4 MW scale solar power generation facilities on the rooftop of its Jincheon plant in Chungcheongbuk-do.

Hanwha Q CELLS announced on the 29th that it will complete the power plant by the end of this year, and the electricity produced here will be used for plant operation. After completion, Hanwha Q CELLS will have a total of 3.9 MW scale solar power plants within the factory, including the already installed 1.5 MW scale solar power plants on the rooftop and parking lot of the Jincheon plant.

Hanwha Q CELLS plans to reduce carbon emissions generated during the product manufacturing process by expanding renewable energy power generation facilities, strengthen ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management, and accelerate the achievement of RE100 (100% renewable energy use). In the future, the solar power plants within the Jincheon plant are expected to reduce about 2,300 tons of greenhouse gases annually, which is equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas absorption of approximately 340,000 pine trees.

Hanwha Q CELLS has been leading the transition to renewable energy. In February last year, Hanwha Q CELLS was the first domestic renewable energy company to declare participation in RE100. Hanwha Solutions, to which Hanwha Q CELLS belongs as a business division, declared in November last year its goal to achieve carbon neutrality (Net-Zero) by 2050 and is gradually reducing carbon emissions through reducing energy use at business sites, expanding the use of eco-friendly energy, and promoting the use of eco-friendly raw materials.

Hanwha Q CELLS is also continuously making efforts to minimize greenhouse gases generated during the product manufacturing process. Through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which evaluates environmental impacts at all stages from procurement of raw and subsidiary materials to transportation, manufacturing, and disposal of products, it manages carbon emissions to produce and supply low-carbon modules.

France introduced the CFP (Carbon Footprint) system in 2011, which provides incentives for products with low carbon emissions during the solar module manufacturing process, and Hanwha Q CELLS was the first domestic company to obtain this certification. Hanwha Q CELLS also received the industry's first Grade 1 certification under the solar module carbon certification system implemented in Korea since 2020.

Lee Gu-young, CEO of Hanwha Q CELLS, said, "Hanwha Q CELLS not only supplies high-efficiency solar products and provides eco-friendly energy but also actively participates in the use of renewable energy, practicing eco-friendly management. We will continue to actively respond to the climate crisis and fulfill our responsibilities as a global company to create a sustainable tomorrow."

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