Clean Energy Associates will be one of the first testing companies to assess the solar industry’s progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards under the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI).
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The need for greater supply chain traceability has pushed the PV industry to adapt, with new procedures to support documentation at each stage of manufacturing. CEA’s senior ESG and traceability project manager Nicola Licata explains how evolving processes are preparing the PV industry to face future challenges.
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Today's global PV supply chains face heightened risk, making knowledge of raw material flow vital. A solar developer utilized CEA's Audit Services for a Virtual PV Supply Chain Mapping Study, revealing the path from polysilicon to solar modules and enhancing supplier transparency and risk management.
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In this PV magazine webinar, CEA reviews factors such as supply chain reliability and traceability, changes in module technologies, and extreme weather events that are shifting the decision-making processes for purchasers.
CEA’s Founder and CEO Andy Klump talks to Climate Champions about his efforts in the fight to mitigate climate change, what drives him, and his visions for the future.
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CEA’s Nicola Licata and Elaine Hou talked about challenges of supplier compliance audits and the impact of increased regulations on international trade and steps that companies can take to become compliant. They also delved into the importance of ESG in procurement strategies and how can CEA services can provide solutions.
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In this webinar, CEA experts inform energy storage buyers how to prepare for greater scrutiny of their supply chain and to pre-emptively improve accountability.
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CEA’s Nicole Licata and Raiene Santana discuss China's outsized role in the solar power supply chain and the challenges that U.S. and European governments are going to face in financing "Just Energy Transition" projects in Africa.
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As the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act demonstrated, companies preparing to spend big on batteries are at risk of being blindsided by supply-chain-related legislation. Here are some tips on how US developers can anticipate policy curveballs.
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In this episode of The Solar Journey, host Torsten Brammer talks to a pioneer in the field of quality insurance for PV power plants. Jörg Althaus is the Director of Engineering Services, QA, and ESG at Clean Energy Associates.
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On this episode of the International Business Podcast, host Leonardo Marra interviews Clean Energy Associates’ CEO, Andy Klump on the topics of solar supply chain traceability and the importance of company culture.
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In this episode, Solar Maverick host Benoy Thanjan talks with CEA’s Director of ESG and Traceability, Paul van Brenkelen, about the importance of Environmental, Social and Governance in the solar supply chain.
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Andy Klump, joins the ChinaTalk podcast to discuss how Chinese firms came to dominate the solar industry and with recent US import bans, how the global solar supply industry will adapt.
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The Washington Post interviewed CEA’s CEO, Andy Klump, in a recent article covering recent news covering US legislation surrounding sub-components of the solar supply chain and the cost of moving supply chains outside China.
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Andy Klump speaks with Currents to discuss how supply chain traceability can improve transparency in the solar supply chain as well as concerns over polysilicon that many financiers and developers have due to their ESG-minded stakeholders.
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Building on the industry’s work to promote corporate social responsibility, SEIA recently released three key resources on ethical labor practices & supply chain transparency which will help solar businesses navigate sustainable procurement of solar products.
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SolarPower Europe released the Solar Sustainability Best Practices Benchmark Report, outlining the steps and procedures companies within the solar value chain should follow to improve and ensure responsibility, transparency and accountability in the solar industry.
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Today, the national trade association for the U.S. solar industry, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), released its Solar Supply Chain Traceability Protocol 1.0, co-authored by Clean Energy Associates and STS.
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CNBC Interviewed CEA’s Founder and CEO, Andy Klump, on sourcing polysilicon, how traceability audits can help, and meeting the US market demands.
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Clean Energy Associates, in partnership with the US Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) , is developing a Supply Chain Traceability Protocol to define common best practices for transparency and provenance and expectations for the solar industry.
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