{"id":2983,"date":"2010-10-11T09:17:33","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T13:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=2983"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:19","slug":"sunpower-joins-carbon-disclosure-project-cdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/sunpower-joins-carbon-disclosure-project-cdp\/","title":{"rendered":"SunPower joins Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_2986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2986\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sunpower-solar-panels.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sunpower-solar-panels.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"sunpower-solar-panels\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2986\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SunPower solar panels<\/figcaption><\/figure>San Jose-based SunPower has become one of the first solar power companies to submit a response to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdproject.net.\">Carbon Disclosure Project<\/a> (CDP), an independent not-for-profit organization that compiles and keeps the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest database of primary corporate climate change information.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The company said that in 2009 its global operations generated 328 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per megawatt of solar cells produced. It said there was a 10 per cent decrease between 2008 and 2009 due to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153improved solar cell efficiency, increased economies of scale and other investments.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>SunPower has listed 23 measures it is taking to further reduce carbon emission intensity, including steps to improve lighting, air conditioning and equipment efficiencies at the company&#8217;s manufacturing plants.<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense#300--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SunPower&#8217;s investment in research and development to improve our high-efficiency solar panel and systems technology has substantially reduced our carbon intensity since we began manufacturing in 2004,&#8221; said SunPower CEO Tom Werner. <\/p>\n<p>SunPower claims that the greenhouse emissions avoided by their customers are larger than the greenhouse gases generated during manufacturing and delivery of panels.<br \/>\n<!--adsense--><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/carbon-levels-in-the-atmosphere-hit-feared-milestone\/\" title=\"Carbon Levels in the Atmosphere Hit Feared Milestone\">Carbon Levels in the Atmosphere Hit Feared Milestone<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/midamerican-solar-buys-antelope-valley-solar-projects\/\" title=\"MidAmerican Solar Buys Antelope Valley Solar Projects\">MidAmerican Solar Buys Antelope Valley Solar Projects<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/ucla-researchers-develop-transparent-polymer-solar-cell\/\" title=\"UCLA Researchers Develop Transparent Polymer Solar Cell\">UCLA Researchers Develop Transparent Polymer Solar Cell<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/cheap-solar-power-for-poor-people-in-india\/\" title=\"Cheap Solar Power for Poor People in India\">Cheap Solar Power for Poor People in India<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/new-dye-sensitized-solar-cell-could-be-cheaper-and-longer-lasting-alternative\/\" title=\"New Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Could be Cheaper and Longer-lasting Alternative\">New Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Could be Cheaper and Longer-lasting Alternative<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Jose-based SunPower has become one of the first solar power companies to submit a response to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an independent not-for-profit organization that compiles and keeps the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest database of primary corporate climate change information. 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