- \n
- The company most recently installed solar
\npanels valued at approximately US$1.2 million (<\/b>\u0e3f36 million) in four warehouses to optimize
\nenergy consumption<\/b><\/li>\n- Cements commitment to continue focusing on
\ngreen warehouse logistics and transport operations<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nBANGKOK,
\nTHAILAND –\u00a0Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0– 21 April 2021 –\u00a0In a move to optimize energy consumption, DHL
\nSupply Chain, the global market leader for contract logistics solutions, has
\ninstalled solar panels valued at approximately US$1.2 million (\u0e3f36 million) on the rooftops across four warehouses
\nat its Bangna Logistics Campus in Samutprakarn. The total surface area of the solar
\npanels is approximately 11,000 sqm, the size of almost three football fields. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/Images\/Thumb\/500x0\/143745\/DHL-thai.jpg#image-143745\")
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By converting solar energy into usable electricity, the solar panels will power up the facilities and
\nreduce the amount of energy consumption. These solar panels are expected to generate
\nenough energy to fulfill 38 % of total energy requirements in the facilities,
\nand will reduce energy usage by 20% annually. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Sustainability is
\nalways on the top on our agenda. Over the years, DHL Supply Chain Thailand has
\nimplemented a number of innovations in Thailand within our transport and
\nwarehousing operations to achieve energy consumption efficiency. This solar
\nproject has contributed significantly to our agenda of operating in carbon
\nneutral buildings and aids us to meet Deutsche Post DHL Group’s (DPDHL Group)
\nmission to reduce all logistics-related emissions by 2050,” said Mike Davies,
\nCOO of DHL Supply Chain Thailand Cluster. <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Other green warehouse logistics solutions and
\ntechnologies deployed by the company include:<\/p>\n- \n
- Motion sensor LED lights,
\nwhich are activated only at the specific time and operation areas.\u00a0<\/li>\n - Solar panel lights
\nwhich are installed around the campus for exterior lighting<\/li>\n - Waste management to
\ndrive our customers’ businesses towards zero-waste through the principles of
\nreduction, recycling and reusing.\u00a0 <\/span>Effective
\nimplementation of recycling will minimize waste production.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMaintaining a sustainable transportation operation
\nis also a main focus, as the company applies sustainable and eco-friendly
\nsolutions that have seen transport-related carbon footprint fall by 6%, year-on-year in 2020. <\/i>These
\nsolutions are:<\/p>\n- \n
- TRAILAR \u2013 innovative,
\neco-friendly technologies to develop a greener fleet through ‘TRAILAR’
\nsolar-technology from the UK.\u00a0 Through
\nits initiative to move towards a more sustainable fleet, DHL Supply Chain is
\nnow the first logistics company in Thailand to equip its fleet of 36 vehicles
\nwith this cutting-edge technology.\u00a0<\/li>\n - Telematics \u2013 it
\noptimizes routes and address inefficiencies, which helps to save fuel. This
\ntechnology is installed in our own fleet and is also extended to our
\nsubcontractors’ fleet.<\/li>\n - Biofuel \u2013 All of DHL Supply Chain Thailand’s trucks use oxygenated
\nfuels, such as biofuel blends, to reduce pollution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe continuous effort of Thailand’s
\ntransport operations to reduce carbon footprint, boost fuel consumption
\nefficiency and capitalize on greener integrated innovations has been
\nrewarding.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
These activities are recognized by
\nregional industry body, Green
\nFreight Asia (GFA),<\/a> which has awarded DHL
\nSupply Chain Thailand with its highest certification; the Label Leaf 4.\u00a0 In fact, DHL Supply Chain Thailand became the
\nfirst company in Asia Pacific to attain this certification, which cements its
\nposition as the global market leader for contract logistics solutions.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
DPDHL
\nGroup also recently <\/span>announced<\/a> <\/span>that it is
\ninvesting a total of EUR 7 billion (THB equivalent) over the next ten years in
\nmeasures to reduce its CO2 emissions, such as expanding the zero-emission
\ne-vehicle fleet and operating in climate-neutral buildings. <\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
- TRAILAR \u2013 innovative,
- Cements commitment to continue focusing on