Yingli Solar , the world’s largest solar
photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, has announced a new partner program,
Yingli4You, that aims to raise the quality benchmark for Australia’s solar
photovoltaic (PV) industry.
The Yingli4You Partner
Program is designed as an integrated educational, incentive, technical and
project management package to support authorised Yingli Solar installers in
raising quality standards within the solar PV industry. It offers an added
competitive advantage for participating installers with tools and support to
increase their productivity, efficiency and competitive advantage. Business
and residential customers will have the added assurance of working with installers that will receive a high standard
of training as well as increased supplier support and back-up from Yingli
Solar.
Daman Cole, Managing Director for Yingli Green Energy in
Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific said, “Solar PV installers face
tremendous cost and time pressures and the Yingli4You Partner Program will
provide our partners with a competitive advantage that helps them streamline
their operations and grow their businesses. This program will add value to our
relationships with installers and improve their after-sales process. This will
ultimately increase the confidence and assurance of residential and business
customers who know they are investing in quality solar PV panels that are being
installed by highly skilled installers.”
Yingli Solar will be the first solar PV
manufacturer in Australia to introduce an iPhone app (known as Y4U and
available via iTunes) with a corresponding website which acts as an integrated
digital storage tool for all technical and site information and photography,
facilitating streamlined project management.
Through the Y4U app and website, installers
will be able to maintain a database of installations, add location-based tags
to installation images and orientation and pitch image grabs. Installers can
log Yingli inventory used through a barcode reader and verify the compliance of
a solar PV installation against Clean Energy Council (CEC) standards. The
website and app will allow installers to process product warranties online and
to verify the authenticity of Yingli Solar PV panels. Designed to sync in real-time
with back office functions, the Y4U app and website will eliminate the need for
manual or additional data entry.
The Yingli4You Partner Program will help
accredited installers maintain their professional development requirements.
Under this program, partners will receive specialised annual training from
Australia’s pioneering renewable energy training organisation, GSES, at no
additional cost. On completion of this training, employees will receive up to
75 points that goes towards their CEC Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
accreditation renewal.
Cole added, “Until today, installers have had to rely on
manual processes to document solar installation projects. With our Y4U app and
website, we are providing a single, integrated source of information and the
ability to capture data and manage projects from one environment. This reduces
the hassle installers and administrators face in managing multiple projects and
provide them with the peace of mind knowing their customer projects and
installation details are securely stored and accessible from any location.”
The Yingli4You Partner Program offers a service guarantee
that compensates installers for their time to manage approved warranty claims,
ultimately improving the level of support available to all customers.
To register for the Yingli4You
Partner Program or for further information on the program, visit www.yinglisolar.com/auor
call 1300 309 489.
