Low-carbon verified

The Global Electronics Council (GEC) has stepped up its EPEAT ecolabel – which formerly stood for Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool – to recognize solar panels made with low-carbon electricity and provide independent verification of embedded carbon, as the organization’s newly appointed CEO Bob Mitchell explains.

Issue 05 - 2023 | The journey to 100 GW
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GEC's new EPEAT ecolabel criteria are intended to reduce the carbon footprint of solar panels.

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