Electricity is the lifeblood of industry and the cornerstone of cities. Yet, the traditional power system is facing growing challenges: the explosive rise of distributed energy, increasingly fragmented usage scenarios, and the mounting difficulty of balancing supply and demand. How can we make “silent” power equipment speak? How can isolated energy nodes work in harmony? The answer lies in the deep empowerment of IoT technology.
As the Internet of Things merges deeply with the energy sector, a profound transformation is unfolding: power systems are leaping from “one-way supply” to “multi-directional interaction,” from “manual operation and maintenance” to “AI-driven autonomy,” and from “energy consumption” to “value creation.”
In the midst of this wave of change, CEEG is using interconnection as the needle and ecosystem synergy as the thread, carefully crafting an intelligent network that spans the entire energy value chain.
01 Energy IoT: Beyond “Connection,” It Is About “Awakening”!
The Internet of Things is often simply understood as “device networking.” But for CEEG, the essence of the Energy IoT lies in awakening dormant energy value.
Perception Layer: Embedding intelligent sensors into transformers, power distribution cabinet, PV inverters, and other equipment to “take the pulse” of hundreds of parameters in real time, including temperature, current, and harmonics.
Network Layer: Leveraging hybrid networking of 5G, fiber optics, and LoRa to break down “information silos” across mountain power stations, urban buildings, and factory equipment, enabling reliable, high-speed, and low-latency data transmission everywhere.
Platform Layer: Powered by the self-developed Zhonghan IoT Smart Cloud Service Platform, with the capability to process millions of data points per second, it builds a digital twin across the full lifecycle of equipment—making conditions visible, manageable, and controllable.
Application Layer: Based on powerful data analytics and AI capabilities, it delivers executable, practical smart decisions—from precise fault warnings and refined energy efficiency optimization to scientific carbon emission management—driving both energy efficiency improvements and value creation.
02 Co-Creation of the Ecosystem: Go Fast Alone, Go Far Together
The ultimate value of the Power IoT lies in connecting upstream and downstream industries and building an open, collaborative, and win-win energy ecosystem. CEEG is driving this transformation through three core pathways: vertical integration, horizontal collaboration, and standards leadership.
① Vertical Integration – Penetrating the Full Energy Value Chain
Partnering with PV leaders: Jointly developing “solar-storage-charging smart microgrid” demonstration projects to enable dynamic absorption and flexible dispatch of green electricity.
Empowering industrial transformation: Custom-designing “smart energy efficiency hubs” for major steel enterprises, significantly reducing power consumption per ton of steel and enabling greener production.
Upgrading urban grids: Working with municipal groups to implement the “Urban Distribution IoT,” cutting fault location times to within minutes and improving the reliability of city power supply.
②Horizontal Collaboration – Embracing Cross-Sector Partners
Supporting new infrastructure: Delivering high-reliability, intelligent power solutions for projects such as the Hubei Kuanyan IDC Data Center, meeting the surging demand for computing power.
Safeguarding critical communications: Assisting China Mobile in deploying 5G private networks to provide stable, reliable power infrastructure for high-risk, complex scenarios like mines and ports.
Driving technological frontiers: Collaborating with top university laboratories to tackle core technologies such as advanced sensor materials, significantly extending the lifespan and accuracy of key monitoring equipment.
③Standards Leadership – Advancing Industry Interoperability
Actively contributing to the development of industry standards, including the White Paper on Prefabricated Modular Substations for Data Centers and the Low-Carbon Data Center Design Guidelines, helping to shape a unified, open Energy IoT ecosystem.
True smart energy can never be achieved by one company alone. It requires equipment providers, operators, integrators, and users to break down boundaries, co-evolve, and grow together within an open and shared ecosystem. On this World IoT Day, we pay tribute to the boundless possibilities that “connection” creates.
CEEG is committed to being a steadfast “weaver” of the Energy IoT ecosystem, and we look forward to joining hands with our partners to usher in a new era of green, intelligent, and efficient energy.