Photovoltaic Modules and Inverters

Series 6

Product Summary:

Product Type: Photovoltaic modules
Registered In: Ireland
Manufacturer: First Solar, Inc.
EPEAT Tier: Silver
Registration Date: 2020-10-13
Product Status: Archived
Archived: 2024-01-23
Manufacturer Part Number(s): FS-6XXX, FS-6XXXA

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EPEAT Tier Score Detail

For a product to be listed on the EPEAT Registry, it must, at a minimum, meet the applicable “required” criteria. Click here to see a list of the required criteria for this product category.

This product has met the necessary required criteria.

Along with required criteria, products can also meet optional criteria and score optional points. It is not required for a product to achieve any optional points.

Products that meet all required criteria and achieve less than 50% of the optional points are rated at
EPEAT Bronze
Products that meet all required criteria and achieve 50 - 74% of the optional points are rated at
EPEAT Silver
Products that meet all required criteria and achieve 75 - 100% of the optional points are rated at
EPEAT Gold
The optional criteria for this product category and optional points achieved by this product are listed below.
Optional Criteria
Scores
5. Management of Substances
5 / 9
  • (5.1.3) Disclosure of declarable substances
    0
  • (5.1.4) Database of substances in product
    1
  • (5.1.5) Alternatives assessment
    1
  • (5.1.6) Making alternatives assessment publicly available
    1
  • (5.2.2) Presence of substances on the European Union REACH Regulation Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)
    1
  • (5.2.3) Bromine, chlorine, and fluorine content in electric cables
    0
  • (5.2.4) Bromine, chlorine, and fluorine content in plastic parts other than electric cables
    1
6. Preferable materials use
0 / 4
  • (6.1.2) Recycled content in product
    0
7. Life cycle assessment (LCA)
6 / 6
  • (7.1.2) Public disclosure of LCA results
    1
  • (7.1.3) Public disclosure of LCI inventory data
    2
  • (7.2.1) Environmental hot spot identification
    1
  • (7.2.2) Environmental leadership compared to industry average
    2
8. Energy efficiency and water use
3 / 9
  • (8.1.1) Energy management system for manufacturing facilities
    0
  • (8.1.2) Certified energy management system
    0
  • (8.1.3) Certified energy management performance improvement
    0
  • (8.2.2) Quality of wastewater discharges
    1
  • (8.2.3) Improved water use efficiency
    2
9. End of life management & design for recycling
4 / 4
  • (9.1.2) Publicly available record of annual recycling and recovery achievement
    1
  • (9.1.3) Material recovery targets
    2
  • (9.2.1) Identification of materials for EOL management
    1
10. Product packaging
0 / 2
  • (10.3.1) Recycled content paper-based packaging
    0
  • (10.3.2) Postconsumer recycled content plastic in packaging
    0
11. Corporate responsibility
4 / 8
  • (11.2.2) Reporting additional key performance indicators
    1
  • (11.2.3) Reporting on screening of Tier 1 suppliers
    2
  • (11.3.2) Auditing or certification to social responsibility performance standard
    1
  • (11.4.2) Conflict mineral sourced only from validated conflict free smelters
    0
  • (11.4.3) Participation in in-region conflict-free sourcing program
    0
Total Optional Criteria Score:
22 / 42
Please note that it is not required for a product to achieve any optional points.
Some optional criteria may not be applicable to a product. Optional criteria that are not applicable (N/A) to the product are not included in the Total Optional Criteria Score, and are not reflected above.
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