On September 28, with the theme of “Implementing the Double carbon Commitment, Contributing to China’s solution, and honoring world standards”, the certification ceremony of the world’s first LEED Net Zero Carbon Certification Library and the theme event of “Shanghai Climate Week” new power system was held in Pudong New Area of Shanghai. Guest leaders from Shanghai Pudong New Area and Zhoupu Town government departments, industry associations, universities, enterprises and other guests attended to witness the grand completion of the world’s first LEED net zero carbon certification library – Fu Lei Library. As the investment, construction and low-carbon energy management service provider of the renovation project, Shanghai Goodanergy Low Carbon Technology Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as “GoodAnergy”) undertook the activity together with Shanghai Zhoupu Enterprise Group.

In recent years, under the guidance of the value of vigorously promoting cultural self-confidence, the public’s demand for reading culture has gradually increased, and the demand for social and cultural space including public libraries is also growing. In the context of “dual carbon”, the rational use of energy through technological transformation, intelligent management and other means to achieve energy saving, cost reduction and low-carbon transformation has become one of the most concerned topics in the public building industry.

With rich practical experience in the public building construction industry and strong ecosystem collaboration capabilities, Schneider Electric, together with Goodall, enabled the low carbon transformation of the Fu Lei Library and was finally awarded the world’s first LEED net zero carbon certified library. It is also the sixth LEED net-zero carbon certified building in China, following the Unilever Logistics Center in Hefei, Shanghai Jing ‘an Kerry Center, Yushan Bank Taipei headquarters, McDonald’s Hong Kong Taihe Plaza Store and Hanergy Beijing New Energy Exhibition Center.

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Built in 2019, Fu Lei Library is the second largest library in Pudong New Area of Shanghai. The late-night study on the first floor of the museum is the first of its kind in China, which is open until late at night 365 days a year. Therefore, how to improve the reliability of the power distribution system in the face of a large amount of electricity demand, to ensure that it maintains a good working condition in the long-term operation, and to achieve more refined energy management under the premise of introducing green energy to meet the needs of low-carbon energy conservation has become the key problem of low-carbon transformation.

In this project, Schneider Electric and its partner, Gote Anerger, based on EcoStruxure™ architecture, designed the scheme according to the application requirements of all-factor energy management and microgrid scheduling, including new energy photovoltaic access, energy storage scheduling, air conditioning, lighting load side response, and formed a complete public microgrid application. Through POA-EM energy carbon management, EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor microgrid energy consultant and other digital solutions, the efficiency is reduced on the premise of ensuring safety, which not only improves the quality of the project, but also ensures that readers can enjoy a safe, comfortable and intelligent reading environment. It shows the perfect results of helping the green and low-carbon transformation of buildings through digital solutions to the whole industry, and provides a reference template for the green upgrading of public buildings.

In addition, as a practitioner and enabler of dual transformation, Schneider Electric has always been customer-centric, always paying attention to the most pressing challenges faced by customers and proposing effective solutions. Since the launch of the Fu Lei Library project, Schneider Electric has brought in technical experts from multiple business departments to provide comprehensive support such as preliminary consultation and technical guidance for the project, and finally achieved excellent results of building photovoltaic self-absorption rate of about 88%, which has been highly praised by customers. After the completion of the project, Schneider Electric will also support Goodonergy to provide follow-up operation and maintenance and energy hosting services for the project, injecting a steady stream of green power into the operation of this zero-carbon benchmark library.

The successful landing of the low-carbon transformation project of Fu Lei Library not only provides a better public exchange space for local citizens, but also marks another carbon neutral cultural landmark in Shanghai, provides a benchmark reference for the green construction of public libraries in Shanghai and even the world, and also provides a leading benchmark for promoting the development and application of “photovoltaic + public buildings”. In the future, Schneider Electric will also take Fu Lei Library as a blueprint to further carry out urban organic renewal, create more new urban “oases” with innovative digital solutions, and contribute more to the green and low-carbon transformation development of China’s public buildings.