Xiamen Xiangyu Comprehensive Bonded Zone is the first zero carbon emission comprehensive bonded zone in China. Recently, reporters walked into this park to explore the "secret" of its self balancing carbon emissions and carbon absorption. At the container terminal in the comprehensive bonded zone, logistics equipment such as electric forklifts, electric pallet trucks, and electric logistics transport vehicles are busy. They have made significant contributions to the construction of zero carbon parks in the comprehensive protection zone. Taking electric forklifts as an example, since 2017, all 45 forklifts in the park have switched from oil to electricity. Compared to traditional forklifts, an electric forklift can reduce diesel usage by 6.2 tons per year and achieve a carbon dioxide reduction of approximately 19.5 tons Huang Qiang, Technical Director of Xiamen Port Logistics Co., Ltd., said. Building a green equipment system is an important part of the zero carbon park construction in Xiangyu Comprehensive Bonded Zone. Since 2012, the lighting, heat dissipation and other facilities and equipment in the comprehensive bonded zone have successively completed new energy and low-energy transformation; The electrification rate of dock operation equipment has reached 100%, and the electrification ratio of production equipment has reached 50%. Xiangyu Comprehensive Bonded Zone has also established a green energy system and implemented the "addition and subtraction method" of energy consumption reduction and carbon reduction. From a high vantage point, photovoltaic panels are neatly arranged on the roof of the warehouse in the comprehensive protection zone, forming a series of rooftop "power plants". At present, the installation area of its photovoltaic panels is about 60000 square meters, with an annual power generation of over 9.7 million kWh. The annual self use electricity in the comprehensive bonded zone is about 3.51 million kilowatt hours. Replacing traditional energy with 'green electricity' is equivalent to saving 3077 tons of standard coal and reducing 9753 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually Huang Qiang introduced that the park has also built a 2.5-megawatt energy storage power station to reduce energy consumption through "peak shaving and valley filling". The surplus electricity from photovoltaic power generation in the park is connected to the grid, which helps to build more low-carbon application scenarios. In February 2023, Xiamen Port Logistics Co., Ltd. officially put into operation the Xiangyu Free Trade City Smart Charging Station, which was built based on the photovoltaic "green power" of Xiangyu Comprehensive Bonded Zone. Based on the number of vehicles charging each day and energy consumption calculation, this charging station can help save 4.8 tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 12 tons per day. Digital empowerment is another key link in the construction of the zero carbon park in Xiangyu Comprehensive Bonded Zone. The reporter learned that in recent years, with the help of data integration with customs, maritime, border inspection, etc., Xiangyu Comprehensive Bonded Zone has achieved paperless and automated customs declaration and clearance for enterprises. Since 2017, the comprehensive bonded zone has also built smart logistics platform systems for ports and intelligent photovoltaic main station systems for Xiamen Port. Through the digital transformation of the operation management system, the operational efficiency of the park has been effectively improved, and various operating costs have been saved According to Chen Hongjun, the warehouse manager of Global Logistics (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., the Hairun Container Terminal in the park has undergone intelligent transformation, resulting in a 10% increase in comprehensive production efficiency and an energy saving rate of 18.94%; Assist in improving the efficiency of customs clearance in Hong Kong by 20%, and reduce the annual carbon emissions of the logistics chain by 2822 tons. In 2022, the total greenhouse gas emissions of Xiangyu Comprehensive Bonded Zone will achieve carbon neutrality as recognized by China Classification Society; In 2023, the Xiangyu Zero Carbon Comprehensive Bonded Zone project was awarded the "2022 Green and Low Carbon Typical Case" by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Next, we will continue to promote the upgrading of processes, technologies, and equipment, build more intelligent, green, and low-carbon application scenarios near the port, and promote the green and high-quality development of Xiangyu Comprehensive Bonded Zone. Zhang Huiqiong, Director of the Planning and Construction Bureau of Xiamen Free Trade Zone Management Committee, said that we will replicate these experiences to other parks. (New Society)