{"id":60038503,"date":"2024-06-26T08:32:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T07:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/?post_type=opinion&#038;p=60038503"},"modified":"2024-07-01T15:26:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T14:26:11","slug":"opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar","status":"publish","type":"opinion","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Wuhan residents pioneer a winning formula for rooftop solar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Jianshe apartment complex in Wuhan\u2019s Beihu subdistrict is a striking juxtaposition of the old and the new. These buildings in central China are of varying heights and some date back to 1987. Three are dotted with solar panels that together cover about 550 square metres \u2013 the size of a basketball court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, the 126-kilowatt installation powers amenities including hallway lighting, street lights and LED displays. The plan is to also hook up 19 electric-vehicle chargers, four \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuhan.gov.cn\/sy\/whyw\/202308\/t20230816_2247875.shtml\">smart waste<\/a>\u201d receptacles and a charging dock for electric bikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jianshe management body has overseen the installation itself, meaning the power is used in-house and any surplus can be sold back to the grid. <br><br>The project has benefitted from the support of a global mayoral network called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c40.org\/\">C40 Cities<\/a>, which this author works for, as well as the local authorities of both Wuhan and Beihu. <br><br>The complex is almost carbon-neutral, but the panels haven\u2019t just cut carbon emissions. They have provided sheltered areas in communal rooftop spaces, among other benefits. The arrangement has worked for the community, individual residents, and the solar-power firm involved. Other old apartment complexes could benefit from similar arrangements, people involved in the project have told Dialogue Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-it-all-work\">How does it all work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jianshe\u2019s residents have assigned their rooftop-usage rights to an external solar-power company. It is responsible for funding, operating and maintaining the panels, and selling the generated electricity at a profit. In return, the Jianshe management body gets electricity at half the commercial rate \u2013 CNY 0.50 per kilowatt hour \u2013 lowering the residents\u2019 service charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image block--article-image--article\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"hide-expand block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_rooftop-solar-in-Wuhan_Beihu-Subdistrict-Office.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_rooftop-solar-in-Wuhan_Beihu-Subdistrict-Office-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_rooftop-solar-in-Wuhan_Beihu-Subdistrict-Office-1024x732.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_rooftop-solar-in-Wuhan_Beihu-Subdistrict-Office.jpeg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2560px\" alt=\"Rooftop solar panels on residential buildings\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">\u201cThe rooftop solar means we\u2019re not paying for communal electricity use,\u201d says resident Wang Shufang. \u201cWe\u2019ve got more amenities in the community, and the rooftop spaces are more pleasant.\u201d (Image: Beihu Subdistrict Office)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_rooftop-solar-in-Wuhan_Beihu-Subdistrict-Office.jpeg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1 MB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1829\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2560\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This saves Jianshe almost CNY 50,000 (USD 6,900) annually, which goes into a communal fund dedicated to solar-powered lights, rainwater-collection equipment and planters for a rooftop garden. The solar panels also help keep the rooftops cool and dry \u2013 another advantage for the residents, who use them as a communal space. \u201cThe rooftop solar means we\u2019re not paying for communal electricity use,\u201d says resident Wang Shufang. \u201cWe\u2019ve got more amenities in the community, and the rooftop spaces are more pleasant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The panels are managed by Fengmai Energy, which says Jianshe generated 76,300 kilowatt hours of solar power in the 12 months from early April 2023. In other words, the apartment complex avoided indirectly emitting 99.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide and 12.1 tonnes of ash, according to the company. Assuming a 25-year lifespan, the installation will generate a total of 2.5 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and avoid burning 744.8 tonnes of coal, states the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-difficult-road\">A difficult road<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike a new apartment complex with pre-installed rooftop solar, the Jianshe community had to navigate bringing all residents on side. This proved especially tricky because there are currently few examples of new, successful rooftop installations on old buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China\u2019s housing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.cn\/gongbao\/content\/2002\/content_61523.htm\">regulations<\/a> are such that the roof of an apartment block is communally owned by all residents. That means there must be unanimous agreement to install solar panels there, making this a far more complicated undertaking than doing the same atop a public, commercial or agricultural building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another hurdle is deciding who receives the generated power, how it should be used and how any profits should be split. Li Zhong, Jianshe community\u2019s Communist Party secretary, says several proposals were floated before a final decision was made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first was for the Beihu authorities to manage the entire process. This would have led to putting panels on every roof in the complex to maximise generation, but Li says the economics of that proposal\u2019s setup costs, lifespan and payback periods \u201cdidn\u2019t make sense\u201d \u2013 even if installations were limited to the roofs with the best sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-pull-quote block--pull-quote\"><div class=\"block--pull-quote__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"block--pull-quote__quote\">Why should the residents be in favour? What they want is actual benefits they can see and feel.<\/blockquote><cite class=\"block--pull-quote__cite\">Li Zhong, Jianshe community\u2019s Communist Party secretary<\/cite><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee\u2019s plan B was a 50:50 government\u2013business partnership, with panels only installed in the sunniest locations. \u201cThat meant we would just break even,\u201d says Li. \u201cThe government, however, wanted to get its return on its investment first, meaning the business partner would need to wait. That put the business at greater risk of issues such as residents changing their minds, so the proposal didn\u2019t work out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While considering those two plans, the community fielded ideas from government, businesses, residents and thinktank experts. Gradually, the consensus changed. \u201cDoing solar on communally owned residential rooftops needs to be both profitable <em>and<\/em> socially beneficial,\u201d explains Li. \u201cIn other words, what do the residents get? Why should they be in favour? What they want is actual benefits they can see and feel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was ultimately decided that the project would be outsourced to a private company. The management committee signed over the running of all electricity-powered amenities to the solar-power firm, which uses the power it generates to run them. The panel positions were no longer primarily determined by size or sunlight, but by causing the least impact to residents\u2019 use of the rooftops. The bulk of the roof space has been saved for residents to use and is in fact now more pleasant, because the panels provide shelter from the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe panels help protect the roof,\u201d says Wang. \u201cWe used to have leaks, but not now. And now we can go up for some fresh air, or to dry clothes, even when it\u2019s raining.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image block--article-image--article\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"hide-expand block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_rooftop-solar-in-Wuhan-2_Beihu-Subdistrict-Office-1.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_rooftop-solar-in-Wuhan-2_Beihu-Subdistrict-Office-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_rooftop-solar-in-Wuhan-2_Beihu-Subdistrict-Office-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_rooftop-solar-in-Wuhan-2_Beihu-Subdistrict-Office-1.jpeg 2560w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2560px\" alt=\"Rooftop solar panels on a residential building\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">Drying racks have been placed under the panels for residents to use (Image: Beihu Subdistrict Office)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240625_rooftop-solar-in-Wuhan-2_Beihu-Subdistrict-Office-1.jpeg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"971 KB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1440\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2560\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-will-it-work-elsewhere\">Will it work elsewhere?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jiang Jingjing, manager of C40 Cities\u2019 Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods project, says such community pilots can inform larger-scale rollouts of new urban policy: people-centred projects like Jianshe\u2019s could help speed up carbon neutrality and sustainable development in cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there is a long way to go before wider rollouts of similar projects. Participating communities, residents and businesses must first have the same low-carbon vision and willingness to work together. Neighbourhood committees must persuade residents to sign over usage rights to their communal rooftops, and business partners jointly agreed upon. A lot of complex communication and coordination is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many residents of apartment complexes naturally worry about safety, or the risk of water leaks. Another misgiving to navigate is the idea of solar panel radiation. In Jianshe\u2019s case, the neighbourhood committee had to tackle these concerns several times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt first, we didn\u2019t understand,\u201d says Wang, \u201cbut the Party secretary explained things and took us to a solar power pilot project with a Geiger counter to show there was no radiation. After that, we started to think it could work. There wouldn\u2019t be any noise, there wouldn\u2019t be any drawbacks, and it would bring benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe committee did a very good job on the presentations, consultations, and signing everyone up,\u201d says Li Zhongjie, another Jianshe resident. \u201cIt was open and transparent, and we are all very supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A cooperative business partner is also invaluable. Dialogue Earth spoke to Shen Peipei, a project manager with Fengmai Energy. She says a solar-power installation can last 20 years, and it takes around 15 years before such an installation turns a profit. \u201cBut there are both social benefits and commercial profits here,\u201d Shen adds. \u201cThis project is part of our corporate-social-responsibility work. If any other communities want to set up similar projects, we\u2019d be happy to work with them\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zhang Huijun, who directs the Beihu subdistrict office, says Jianshe\u2019s success story was already having an effect elsewhere, in both Beihu and wider Wuhan. \u201cFirstly, the state is already working on upgrading older communities and we can build green and low-carbon ideas into that process,\u201d she says. \u201cSecondly, the public can really see the benefits of solar power, which means they\u2019ll be more supportive. Thirdly, we need to get the residents involved, as well as private investors and businesses, creating a triple-win.\u201d She says the subdistrict office will continue to facilitate the decarbonisation of energy by cooperating with C40 Cities, and promoting rooftop solar for established residential communities like Jianshe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A community\u2019s project suggests emissions-reduction work must benefit everybody to succeed, writes Gao Baiyu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":60039172,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[757],"tags":[50042204,14713,17073,593],"country":[20000110],"class_list":["post-60038503","opinion","type-opinion","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","tag-buildings","tag-cities","tag-energy-transition","tag-solar","country-china"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Opinion: Wuhan residents pioneer a winning formula for rooftop solar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A community\u2019s project suggests emissions-reduction work must benefit everybody to succeed, writes Gao Baiyu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Opinion: Wuhan residents pioneer a winning formula for rooftop solar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A community\u2019s project suggests emissions-reduction work must benefit everybody to succeed, writes Gao Baiyu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dialogue Earth\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-01T14:26:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/China-Zhejiang-installing-rooftop-solar-panels_Alamy_2RNB9EJ-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"913\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar\/\",\"name\":\"Opinion: Wuhan residents pioneer a winning formula for rooftop solar\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/China-Zhejiang-installing-rooftop-solar-panels_Alamy_2RNB9EJ-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-26T07:32:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-01T14:26:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"A community\u2019s project suggests emissions-reduction work must benefit everybody to succeed, writes Gao Baiyu\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/opinion-wuhan-residents-pioneer-a-winning-formula-for-rooftop-solar\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/China-Zhejiang-installing-rooftop-solar-panels_Alamy_2RNB9EJ-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/China-Zhejiang-installing-rooftop-solar-panels_Alamy_2RNB9EJ-1.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":913,\"caption\":\"2RNB9EJ (160225) -- YIWU, Feb. 25, 2016 -- Technicians test solar panels for villager Wang Xiansong of Xintangxi village in Yiwu City, east China s Zhejiang Province, Feb. 25, 2016. 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