Self-Investment in Changzhou
Seeder worked with the Swiss manufacturer, Bobst to assess the site, help to select a local supplier and oversaw implementation.
445,000
kWh produced per year
500,000
RMB of savings per year
45,000 m²
Roof-Top Area
5
Years of payback period
Project Overview
Client Challenge
In-line with its commitment to environmentally sustainable development and operations, the e-Shang Redwood warehouse developers came to Seeder to help sort through all of the options for solar, identify the best solar providers and off-balance sheet financing options to eliminate the up front costs.
Long-term Savings
The benefits of solar are clear and is now improving their bottom line for the next twenty years. Solar is now part of their regional initiative to reduce energy costs and lower the carbon footprint of their warehouse facilities, inline with their investor requirements.
Benefits & Drivers
Michael De Jong-Douglas, managing director at e-Shang Redwood, said the firm’s institutional investors also are starting to ask about such efforts before investing in projects. “Having environmentally sustainable features is seen as a competitive advantage,” he said. “The Beijing project is the first of many for Redwood nationally, solidifying our pioneering commitment to sustainable logistics buildings in China as elsewhere in Asia.”
