One fifth of projects from French ministry will be with Innotech
Around 20 percent of the 177 photovoltaic projects approved by the French environment ministry in its first round of tender invitations are to be completed using modules from Innotech Solar (ITS). As CO2 levels account for one third of the weighting in French tenders, ITS modules enjoyed a clear competitive advantage in the bidding process thanks to their excellent carbon footprint. Overall, solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 40.3 megawatts (MW) were awarded contracts.
"We know that projects featuring our modules with a cumulative capacity of 7.3 MW received approval from the French environment ministry "“ this amounts to almost 20 percent of the entire output capacity in this tendering round. For us, this is clear proof that our "Greener than Green" company philosophy pays dividends in France as well," explains Emanuele Paese, Head of Sales & Marketing Europe at Innotech Solar.
Thanks to a particularly eco-friendly production process, photovoltaic modules from Scandinavian-German manufacturer Innotech Solar have a carbon footprint that is currently around 50% smaller than that of conventional modules. While over 870 kg of CO2 are emitted per kWp of plant capacity when manufacturing conventional crystalline modules, CO2 emissions total just 388 kg per kWp for the 250 Watt EcoPlus module from Innotech Solar. After around only four months in operation, ITS modules save the same quantity of CO2 as is used to manufacture them. In addition to the innovative production process, the use of renewable energy at the company's manufacturing sites in Sweden and Germany, as well as the short transport routes, improve the company's carbon footprint.
A multitude of tests by independent experts, such as the Fraunhofer Institute, Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin and PV Lab, have demonstrated the high performance, durability and positive environmental impact of Innotech Solar modules.
