Sungrow has announced that it has received the first inverter Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification, validated by ICMQ and registered on the EPD Italy platform, for its SG350HX series string inverters.
The EPD is an internationally harmonized third-party verification report which complies with ISO 14025 and EN 15804 product standards. It must be prepared with reference to an LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), which defines the consumption of resources (materials, water, energy) and the impact on the surrounding environment in the various stages of the product life cycle. The minimum steps considered range from the extraction of raw materials, their transport to the production site, and production itself (“from cradle to gate”), or until the product has been disposed of (“from cradle to grave”).
The verification covered Sungrow’s production processes for inverters, and data collection took eight months.
As an ESG leader and dedicated member of the global RE100 and EP100 initiatives, Sungrow makes every effort to render decarbonization “the new normal”. The certification validates Sungrow’s green manufacturing and operation concept and showcases its initiative in promoting sustainable development by adopting a policy of transparency towards stakeholders.
