LONGi Solar shines at the KSA Green Energy Week 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - March 6, 2024 - LONGi Solar, proudly announces its prominent participation in Saudi Arabia Green Energy Week 2024, held on March 4th-5th in Riyadh at the Hyatt Regency Olaya. The event, which focused on the solar power and green hydrogen sector, gathered notable participants to share insights and discuss the latest industry developments, particularly concerning green energy projects in Saudi Arabia and the MENA region.
LONGi Solar’s Director of KSA/Middle East Branch, Claire Zheng, represented LONGi Solar as a distinguished panelist in the insightful discussion on 'Developing Solar PV in KSA and MENA'. She was honoured to be accompanied by respectful representatives from renowned organisations like ACWA Power, Amarenco Group, Yellow Door Energy and Sunpure, hosted by Siraj Power. Claire shared invaluable perspectives on how Green Power + Green Hydrogen Solution can lead to a more sustainable future.
The discussion encompassed critical topics such as identifying technical, financial and operational challenges facing developers in both small/mid-scale and utility-scale PV solar projects, exploring incentives offered by the Saudi market for solar PV development, and comparing opportunities and challenges in developing solar PV across the MENA region. Additionally, the panel delved into regulatory frameworks such as net metering vs. net billing and addressed challenges associated with achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2060 in Saudi Arabia.
Claire’s participation exemplified LONGi Solar's commitment to driving the advancement of solar energy solutions in the Middle East and beyond. Her expertise and insights contributed significantly to the exchange of ideas and strategies aimed at fostering sustainable energy development in the region.
Commenting on LONGi Solar's involvement, Claire stated, " We believe that green power plus green hydrogen is the ultimate solution to achieving carbon neutrality. We continue to invest in R&D to increase efficiency to reduce the cost of both solar PV and hydrogen production. The key to promote this industry is constant lowering of LCOE & LCOH”
LONGi Solar continues to lead the way in the global solar industry, pioneering innovation and sustainable practices to address the world's energy challenges.
About LONGi
Founded in 2000, LONGi is committed to being the world’s leading solar technology company, focusing on customer-driven value creation for full scenario energy transformation.
Under its mission of 'making the best of solar energy to build a green world', LONGi has dedicated itself to technology innovation and established five business sectors, covering mono silicon wafers cells and modules, commercial and industrial distributed solar solutions, green energy solutions and hydrogen equipment. The company has honed its capabilities to provide green energy and has more recently, also embraced green hydrogen products and solutions to support global zero carbon development. For more, please visit www.longi.com