Longi Green Energy Technology showcases its latest photovoltaic and smart energy solutions at its booth during an exhibition in Shanghai on June 5. CHINA DAILY
Chinese photovoltaic giants are shifting their business models from selling single solar components to providing integrated "solar-plus-storage" system solutions heavily powered by artificial intelligence, as a massive influx of renewable energy challenges grid stability and drives a pressing need for intelligent, long-duration energy storage.
During the recently held 19th International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Conference and Exhibition, or SNEC, in Shanghai, solar giants including Longi Green Energy Technology, Envision Group and Trina Solar showcased their latest technologies, signaling a definitive industry-wide trend toward seamless solar, storage, and AI integration.
Envision Energy launched its next-generation AI-driven solar-plus-storage system during the exhibition. Powered by advanced weather and energy large language models, the system embeds AI capability into real-time forecasting, trading and grid-forming controls to coordinate wind, solar, storage and hydrogen assets.
Rather than acting as a passive hardware supplier, Envision is delivering an integrated smart middle office that dynamically coordinates solar string inverters, wind turbines, and its massive 12.5 megawatt-hours AI energy storage systems in real time, it said.
