AU Optronics Corporation recently announced it has completed the carbon footprint verification on EcoDuo PM220P00, a multi-crystalline photovoltaic module, according to the international carbon footprint standard PAS2050.
The Taiwan-based company said on its website that EcoDuo PM220P00 is the world's first PV module to have obtained carbon footprint verification, reaching a critical milestone on carbon footprint management of PV key components.
The product carbon footprint of EcoDuo PM220P00 refers to the total amount of carbon dioxide emissions, including the raw materials, manufacturing and distribution stages. By tracing the carbon footprint, AUO verified that raw materials took up around 82% of total carbon emission, manufacturing about 17% and distribution approximately 1%, among which raw materials led to the most emissions.
"AUO's multi-crystalline PV module that garnered the world's first carbon footprint verification again proves AUO's determination on green solutions," James C.P. Chen, senior associate vice president of AUO's Solar Photovoltaic Business Unit, said in the statement.
