Logistics & warehousing

Logistics is a precision business

Delivery windows are tight, margins are thin, and service failures carry real consequences.

Yet for all the investment in route optimisation, warehouse automation, and fleet management, energy remains one of the sector’s most poorly controlled cost lines.

That gap is widening. Fleet electrification, stricter emissions regulation, and rising grid prices are turning energy into a strategic decision, one that will shape which operators remain competitive over the next decade.
 

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Why energy hits logistics harder than most

Distribution centres run around the clock. Automated sorting systems, conveyor belts, and robotic pickers draw constant power. 
What makes this particularly challenging:

  • Grid capacity constraints — existing infrastructure struggles to keep pace with the electrification of transport and operations
  • Around-the-clock consumption — logistics energy demand does not follow daylight hours or standard working patterns
  • Fleet electrification pressure — electricity demand is growing faster than utilities can build capacity
  • Distributed portfolios — dozens of sites, each with separate contracts, variable tariffs, and fragmented visibility
  • Uptime sensitivity — in just-in-time delivery models, any power disruption is a service disruption

Managing these challenges site by site, reactively, is no longer viable.

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Logistics sites are well-suited to solar

Large, flat rooftops provide significant surface area for solar PV. Centrally managed procurement means a standardised solar programme can be deployed and monitored far more efficiently than a patchwork approach.

Also, daytime hours typically carry the heaviest load: peak dispatch activity, fuller staffing, and warehouse automation running at full capacity. Solar covers a significant share of that demand in real time, while smart storage ensures the energy you generate doesn't stop working when the sun goes down.

Solar also scales with the logistics model. A replicable technical and financial framework can expand with your network — ten sites or a hundred, across one country or several.
 

Solar as the foundation: a system built around your operations

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Custom-designed systems for all facilities, whatever their size. Savings of up to 70% on electricity costs are achievable with a CapEx agreement. Our in-house PPA provides a fixed-price arrangement at no upfront cost, over a 10-to-25-year term.
 

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Smart battery storage

Captures surplus midday solar and deploys it during morning and evening peaks, or when the grid fails. For cold chain operators, the cost of a single refrigeration outage far exceeds the investment in backup power.
 

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Energy management software

Real-time visibility into consumption, generation, and carbon performance across every site, with the auditable ESG data that procurement frameworks increasingly require.
 

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Energy supply

Tailored tariffs and shared self-consumption arrangements replace fragmented site contracts with a unified structure. By combining on-site generation, smart storage, and tailored supply contracts, businesses can achieve price visibility for up to 25 years, significantly reducing exposure to wholesale market volatility.

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Flexibility services

Access to virtual power plants, capacity markets, and ancillary services turns your energy assets into a revenue stream. Your sites become active grid participants, not simply consumers.
 

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Measuring the outcomes

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Competitive edge

Lower energy costs free up capital for service investment and infrastructure expansion. And in a market where customers, investors, and regulators are raising the bar on sustainability, renewable energy is a visible and credible differentiator.

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Cost certainty

Stable and predictable electricity prices for up to 25 years removes exposure to grid volatility. This is essential in a sector where margins leave no room for unexpected cost increases.

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Operational resilience

Solar paired with storage ensures quick development and continuous uptime during outages. For cold chain and just-in-time fulfilment, such resilience is a prerequisite, not a luxury.

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Compliance confidence

Solar reduces Scope 2 emissions and allows you to obtain auditable data for CSRD reporting. Your position strengthens as regulations tighten and clean energy becomes a procurement condition.
 

Wewise as your partner

Our local specialists work with logistics operators across France, Germany, the UK, Ireland, Austria, Norway, and Denmark. They combine market-specific expertise with the capacity to support multi-site, multi-country programmes.
We limit subcontracting to one level maximum, staying at your side from initial audit through to long-term monitoring.
Energy is already one of your largest operating costs. With the right system in place, it becomes one of your clearest advantages.

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