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Biodiversity
Environmental Compliance of our Operations
Water Efficiency
Resource Efficiencies
at our Sella 1 Facility
Working to Reduce the GHG Emissions of our Operations
Sustainability Report 2024 /
Climate Change Mitigation & Resource Efficiency
SolarEdge’s solutions contribute to the efforts to mitigate global climate change. Our renewable energy solutions reduce carbon emissions by millions of tonnes each year, enabling individuals, organizations, and governments to reduce their carbon footprint. Across our operations and in our supply chain, we continually seek to produce, distribute, deliver, and maintain our materials in ways that will minimize resource consumption and reduce environmental impact.
Almost all water used at SolarEdge operated sites is provided by municipal water supplies. Water from other sources forms a negligible 2% of total water withdrawal.
In general, the activities at all SolarEdge sites and offices are not water intensive. A total of ~89,000 m3 withdrawn by our global operations in 2024 is equivalent to the estimated annual domestic consumption of approximately 1,500 people (based on average consumption in Israel)[1].
Nevertheless, we aim to conserve water wherever possible and use only what is strictly needed to support our teams in our global sites and offices. In several of our locations, we conserve water through water-saving devices on faucets and showers, and low-flow water flush mechanisms in our bathrooms, and leak detection systems.
Water Efficiency
We continued to expand our on-site renewable generation capacity throughout 2024 by installing a SolarEdge PV system on the rooftop of our Modiin site in Israel. SolarEdge now has five of its own PV systems on its rooftops, partially replacing fossil-fuel based electricity consumption in Israel, the United States, Italy, the U.K, and Israel. The installed systems have a combined capacity of approximately 2.2 MWp.
In Mid-2022, our Sella 1 manufacturing site in Israel transitioned to purchasing all of its external electricity needs from a recently opened private power plant. This private power plant produces its electricity using a highly efficient process that employs natural gas exclusively for combustion. It has a significantly improved carbon intensity compared to the general grid electricity in Israel, which still includes partial combustion of coal.
During 2024, a new smart building management system was installed in the R&D Center in Modiin, Israel. These systems help to reduce the power consumption of various site components such as AC, lighting, and cooling water.
In 2023, External operational energy experts were brought in to lead an energy survey of our Israel based sites (Sella 1, Modiin and Herzliya). They collaborated with relevant company personnel to thoroughly examine energy use, the efficiency of related site systems, and potential areas for improvement. The survey affirmed robust energy management practices in all surveyed sites, while also identifying potential steps for further improvement, which will be considered by the Company moving forward.
To complement the previous steps, we aim to examine additional opportunities for integrating renewable energy in other areas of our operations.
Our 2024 absolute Scope 1+2 emissions amounted to 43,863 tonnes CO2e, compared with 52,822 tonnes CO2e in 2023, representing an overall decrease of 17%. This decrease is mostly attributed to significantly reduced production levels at our production sites in Korea. These sites have been the source of the majority of our Scope 1+2 emissions in recent years due to the relatively high energy intensity required for the manufacturing of battery cells and batteries.
In 2023, we set a short-term absolute emission reduction target: a 5% reduction in absolute Scope 1+2 GHG emissions by 2025, compared to 2023 levels, excluding our South Korean sites. However, our Scope 1+2 emissions (excluding Korea) have increased by 2% in 2024 compared to 2023. This increase was mostly attributed to an unexpected rise in the carbon intensity of the electricity supplied to our Sella 1 site in Israel, compared with previous years.
We strive to find additional emission reduction opportunities that would allow us to reduce these emissions and potentially achieve our 2025 target in the upcoming year.
As part of our commitment to minimize negative environmental impact, we are taking several steps and continue to search for GHG emission reduction opportunities that will allow us to progress towards our target:
Working to Reduce the GHG Emissions of our Operations
We do not consider our operations and activities to have any material negative impact on biodiversity. As our business is focused on the development and marketing of advanced energy solutions, we are not directly involved in biodiversity-related decisions that can potentially be part of some large-scale renewable utility projects. In contrast, some of SolarEdge’s technological solutions can support dual-use settings like floating PV, Agri PV, and complex rooftop installations. This allows us to minimize land disruption and better maintain biodiversity.
Biodiversity
We fully comply with all environmental (and other) regulations that apply in all regions where we operate. To date, SolarEdge has not experienced a single environmental incident that resulted in any notice of violations (NOV) from regulators in any country. We have not been subject to any fines, penalties or sanctions related to environmental regulations.
During 2024, we have introduced an on-line mandatory annual environmental training for our employees in Israel, which represent nearly half of our global workforce (48% at end of 2024). The training focused on energy and resource saving methods and on recycling options available to the employees at their workplace.
Environmental Compliance of our Operations
New and highly efficient machinery such as chillers, air blowers, air treatment systems and lighting, all designed to achieve high usage efficiencies and minimize energy consumption
Site personnel engagement in continuous monitoring and control of site conditions and change of external climate to adjust the operating terms accordingly and preserve energy. For example, recent improvements were made to the site’s heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) operation system algorithm which enabled the reduction of about one third of its previous energy consumption.
Establishment of an automatic shut-down routine for AC and lightning for weekends, when the site is not operating.
During 2023, the site personnel eliminated most of the need for washing components with deionized water by changing some of the products specification. As a result, the site has decreased its consumption of both water and mixed bed filter material.
Our Sella 1 manufacturing site in Israel began full operation in 2021. The site was designed to operate at high levels of energy and resource efficiency, with continuous improvements facilitated through advanced operation and monitoring systems. Existing and newly improved features include:
Resource Efficiencies at our Sella 1 Facility
We fully comply with all environmental (and other) regulations that apply in all regions where we operate. To date, SolarEdge has not experienced a single environmental incident that resulted in any notice of violations (NOV) from regulators in any country. We have not been subject to any fines, penalties or sanctions related to environmental regulations.
During 2024, we have introduced an on-line mandatory annual environmental training for our employees in Israel, which represent nearly half of our global workforce (48% at end of 2024). The training focused on energy and resource saving methods and on recycling options available to the employees at their workplace.
Environmental Compliance of our Operations
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Source: Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection- Average water consumption per person in Israel is 0.165 m3 per day, or 60.2 m3 per year.
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We do not consider our operations and activities to have any material negative impact on biodiversity. As our business is focused on the development and marketing of advanced energy solutions, we are not directly involved in biodiversity-related decisions that can potentially be part of some large-scale renewable utility projects. In contrast, some of SolarEdge’s technological solutions can support dual-use settings like floating PV, Agri PV, and complex rooftop installations. This allows us to minimize land disruption and better maintain biodiversity.
Biodiversity
Our 2024 absolute Scope 1+2 emissions amounted to 43,863 tonnes CO2e, compared with 52,822 tonnes CO2e in 2023, representing an overall decrease of 17%. This decrease is mostly attributed to significantly reduced production levels at our production sites in Korea. These sites have been the source of the majority of our Scope 1+2 emissions in recent years due to the relatively high energy intensity required for the manufacturing of battery cells and batteries.
In 2023, we set a short-term absolute emission reduction target: a 5% reduction in absolute Scope 1+2 GHG emissions by 2025, compared to 2023 levels, excluding our South Korean sites. However, our Scope 1+2 emissions (excluding Korea) have increased by 2% in 2024 compared to 2023. This increase was mostly attributed to an unexpected rise in the carbon intensity of the electricity supplied to our Sella 1 site in Israel, compared with previous years.
We strive to find additional emission reduction opportunities that would allow us to reduce these emissions and potentially achieve our 2025 target in the upcoming year.
We continued to expand our on-site renewable generation capacity throughout 2024 by installing a SolarEdge PV system on the rooftop of our Modiin site in Israel. SolarEdge now has five of its own PV systems on its rooftops, partially replacing fossil-fuel based electricity consumption in Israel, the United States, Italy, the U.K, and Israel. The installed systems have a combined capacity of approximately 2.2 MWp.
In Mid-2022, our Sella 1 manufacturing site in Israel transitioned to purchasing all of its external electricity needs from a recently opened private power plant. This private power plant produces its electricity using a highly efficient process that employs natural gas exclusively for combustion. It has a significantly improved carbon intensity compared to the general grid electricity in Israel, which still includes partial combustion of coal.
During 2024, a new smart building management system was installed in the R&D Center in Modiin, Israel. These systems help to reduce the power consumption of various site components such as AC, lighting, and cooling water.
In 2023, External operational energy experts were brought in to lead an energy survey of our Israel based sites (Sella 1, Modiin and Herzliya). They collaborated with relevant company personnel to thoroughly examine energy use, the efficiency of related site systems, and potential areas for improvement. The survey affirmed robust energy management practices in all surveyed sites, while also identifying potential steps for further improvement, which will be considered by the Company moving forward.
To complement the previous steps, we aim to examine additional opportunities for integrating renewable energy in other areas of our operations.
As part of our commitment to minimize negative environmental impact, we are taking several steps and continue to search for GHG emission reduction opportunities that will allow us to progress towards our target:
Working to Reduce the GHG Emissions of our Operations
Resource Efficiencies at our Sella 1 Facility
New and highly efficient machinery such as chillers, air blowers, air treatment systems and lighting, all designed to achieve high usage efficiencies and minimize energy consumption
Site personnel engagement in continuous monitoring and control of site conditions and change of external climate to adjust the operating terms accordingly and preserve energy. For example, recent improvements were made to the site’s heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) operation system algorithm which enabled the reduction of about one third of its previous energy consumption.
Establishment of an automatic shut-down routine for AC and lightning for weekends, when the site is not operating.
During 2023, the site personnel eliminated most of the need for washing components with deionized water by changing some of the products specification. As a result, the site has decreased its consumption of both water and mixed bed filter material.
Our Sella 1 manufacturing site in Israel began full operation in 2021. The site was designed to operate at high levels of energy and resource efficiency, with continuous improvements facilitated through advanced operation and monitoring systems. Existing and newly improved features include:
Almost all water used at SolarEdge operated sites is provided by municipal water supplies. Water from other sources forms a negligible 2% of total water withdrawal.
In general, the activities at all SolarEdge sites and offices are not water intensive. A total of ~89,000 m3 withdrawn by our global operations in 2024 is equivalent to the estimated annual domestic consumption of approximately 1,500 people (based on average consumption in Israel)[1].
Nevertheless, we aim to conserve water wherever possible and use only what is strictly needed to support our teams in our global sites and offices. In several of our locations, we conserve water through water-saving devices on faucets and showers, and low-flow water flush mechanisms in our bathrooms, and leak detection systems.
Water Efficiency
SolarEdge’s solutions contribute to the efforts to mitigate global climate change. Our renewable energy solutions reduce carbon emissions by millions of tonnes each year, enabling individuals, organizations, and governments to reduce their carbon footprint. Across our operations and in our supply chain, we continually seek to produce, distribute, deliver, and maintain our materials in ways that will minimize resource consumption and reduce environmental impact.
Climate Change Mitigation & Resource Efficiency
Sustainability Report 2023 /
