Yingli Green Energy Becomes the First PV Company Worldwide to Obtain Product Carbon Footprint Verification from TUV Rheinland Group

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited YGE today announced that it has accomplished the carbon footprint lifecycle assessment (the "Assessment") of its multi-crystalline and mono-crystalline PV modules. The Assessment was conducted according to the international carbon footprint standard PAS 2050:2011, a publicly available specification that provides a method for assessing the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of various goods and services. The Assessment was controlled and verified by TUV Rheinland Group ("TUV Rheinland"), a leading global services provider in the testing of PV modules and components. Yingli Green Energy is the first company in the global PV sector to obtain Product Carbon Footprint Verification from TUV Rheinland. According to the Assessment, the carbon dioxide emitted during the manufacturing phase is significantly less than that will be reduced during the 25-year usage phase.