Highlights:
1. LifenGas’s 1.7 MW rooftop solar system at its Jiangsu manufacturing base generated over 2 million kWh of electricity in 2025.
2. Reduced carbon emissions by more than 1,160 tonnes of CO₂e annually.
3. Reduced grid electricity consumption and operating costs through on-site solar power utilization.
4. Strengthened carbon management capabilities to support compliance with evolving EU CBAM requirements.
1.7 MW rooftop solar project at Jiangsu LifenGas generated 2,009,776 kWh in 2025, reducing more than 1,160 tonnes of CO2e.
Shanghai LifenGas Co., Ltd. today highlighted the performance of its rooftop solar project at its core equipment manufacturing base, Jiangsu LifenGas New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. The 1.7 MW system was connected to the grid in May 2024 and registered with the local Development and Reform Commission. In 2025, it generated 2,009,776 kWh of electricity.
As the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) enters its definitive phase, the project highlights the growing value of on-site renewable energy. On August 14, 2026, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) published 10 CBAM guidance documents to support non-EU operators with compliance. Under CBAM, importers must purchase and surrender certificates covering the embedded emissions of covered goods, with certificate prices linked to EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) allowance prices, currently around EUR 75 per tonne.
For Chinese exporters, purchasing green certificates alone is no longer sufficient for CBAM compliance. The EU increasingly focuses on "additionality" — real decarbonization within a company's physical boundary. Rooftop solar, combined with on-site energy storage, can support this transition.
Carbon reduction: the environmental and carbon value of 2 million kWh
Based on China's national average grid carbon footprint factor, the 2,009,776 kWh generated by the Jiangsu LifenGas rooftop solar system in 2025 translates into more than 1,160 tonnes of CO2e in emissions reductions.
This is equivalent to:
l About 5,800 trees' annual CO2 absorption;
l Taking about 500 gasoline-powered cars off the road for a year.
Based on an average EU ETS allowance price of about EUR 75 per tonne in 2025, the emissions reduction represents a potential carbon value of approximately EUR 87,000 (around RMB 680,000). This value could increase as carbon prices rise.
Self-consumption and grid export: two value pathways for green electricity
In 2025, 30% of the solar electricity was consumed on-site, while 70% was exported to the grid.
The self-consumed portion replaces grid electricity and its associated emissions, representing real emissions reductions within the factory's physical boundary and helping lower the embedded emissions of exported products. The electricity exported to the grid contributes clean power to the regional grid.
In 2025, Jiangsu LifenGas purchased 812,780 kWh from the grid at a cost of RMB 787,935. The approximately 600,000 kWh of self-consumed solar power reduced grid electricity demand and operating costs.
From compliance cost to competitive advantage
CBAM entered its definitive period on January 1, 2026, alongside the phase-out of free allowances under the EU ETS. By 2034, when free allowances are fully eliminated, imported products will face carbon costs equivalent to those of EU-produced goods. Meanwhile, the EU is advancing carbon footprint labeling, mandatory recycled content requirements, and battery passports in the battery sector, making carbon footprint increasingly important to market acceptance.
Against this backdrop, the strategic value of LifenGas's Qidong rooftop solar project is clear.
First, real emissions reductions within the physical boundary. In CBAM accounting, indirect emissions from purchased electricity are an important component of embedded emissions. On-site solar consumption provides a direct decarbonization measure within the factory's physical boundary.
Second, early positioning for carbon data assets. A full-chain carbon footprint ledger from raw materials to finished products is increasingly important for exporters facing international carbon rules. Rooftop solar emissions-reduction data provides a solid data foundation. As a national-level "Little Giant" enterprise and national high-tech enterprise serving the PV, steel, chemical, and semiconductor industries, LifenGas is strengthening its carbon readiness for export markets.
Third, domestic regulation is also evolving. In 2026, China's industrial energy conservation supervision will include key supply chains such as PV modules, power batteries, and energy storage batteries in special inspections. LifenGas's rooftop solar project aligns with Jiangsu Province's policy direction of promoting distributed PV and green, low-carbon industrial development.
Looking ahead
LifenGas will continue to optimize on-site solar consumption, explore energy storage and microgrid management, and keep more green electricity within its physical boundary to further reduce the embedded emissions of exported products. The company will also strengthen its full-chain carbon footprint ledger, turning rooftop solar data into verifiable and manageable carbon assets for international market compliance.
From a factory rooftop to a measurable, traceable carbon asset, the 1.7 MW solar project at Jiangsu LifenGas — with 2,009,776 kWh of annual generation — demonstrates how a Chinese high-tech enterprise is responding to evolving global carbon rules.
Post time: Oct-13-2026
