Mar 23 2015
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., a global leader in the solar PV industry, today announced that it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with DuPont, which reflects the companies' interests in furthering the growth and adoption of efficient and reliable solar generated electricity.
Areas of potential collaboration include technical development efforts to support continued improvements in the efficiency, durability and reliability of solar cells and panels, including through development and supply of advanced materials including DuPont™ Solamet® PV19x series photovoltaic metallization pastes and DuPont™ Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride films, as well as co-marketing collaborations aimed at promoting the broader and faster adoption of solar energy to help address the world's growing energy needs.
"DuPont deploys science to help solve some of the world's most pressing problems -- the growing global demand for energy is chief among them," said Mr. Walt Cheng, managing director, DuPont Electronics & Communications, Greater China. "By collaborating with leading companies such as JinkoSolar, we can optimize the science of solar technology today and accelerate the development of new advanced materials that will continue to make clean and sustainable solar energy better and increasingly more affordable."
"JinkoSolar has successfully worked with DuPont in the past to help enhance the power output and durability of our solar panels, and we look forward to further advances based on this strategic collaboration," said Mr. Kangping Chen, chief executive officer, JinkoSolar. "Our company's mission is to change the way we generate and use electricity, optimize the energy portfolio and enable a more sustainable future by delivering the cleanest, most efficient and economic solar energy solutions; and we will work to achieve this critical aim together with DuPont."