Chinese company Hanergy Thin Film Power Group is working with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) to foster the development of thin-film solar products for powering buildings.
The two parties will carry out research, impart education and training, execute marketing activities and promote the certification of standards, such as LEED, SITES and PEER around the world.
Last year, the partner jointly launched the ‘LEED Green Building Renewable Energy (China) Advisory Committee’ and carried out the ‘New Global Green Building Landmar” recruitment plan to help create more green ecological building samples and new landmarks.
The new agreement marks a new stage of broader cooperation between the two organisations.
They aim to maximise the use of clean energy, “strive to make buildings themselves ambassadors for renewable energy” and, as a consequence, accelerate the use of clean power in buildings globally.
Hanergy has developed several building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products including HanWall, HanTile and HanBrick, which bring environmental, economic and social benefits to both commercial and residential constructions.
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group executive director and senior vice president Zhang Bin said: “LEED’s mission is to let everyone experience green buildings, which is in-line with Hanergy’s green ecological building development concept, therefore both parties have come together to cooperate and promote the development of green buildings worldwide.”
USGBC president and chief execitive Mahesh Ramanujam said: “Hanergy’s BIPV products are significant innovative materials for the development of green buildings.
“Newest version of LEED emphasizes performance by using building technologies to help fulfill prerequisites and credit requirements.
“The application of renewable energy can improve the LEED certification scores of buildings to a certain extent.”
LEED is the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is the most widely used green building rating system in the world.