Schneider Electric, a global expert in digital transformation in energy management and automation, was invited to the Low Carbon Forum at the 2023 World Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Ms. Yanping Jin, Architect & Director of Digital Delivery Team of Schneider Electric Digital Energy Efficiency Division, delivered a keynote speech entitled “Opportunities and Challenges of AI-driven Green Low-carbon Transformation in the industry” at the event site, and shared the industry application of AI technology under the “dual carbon” goal.

Jin Yanping said at the forum: “Driven by the goal of carbon neutrality, China is promoting green transformation from the three directions of energy transformation, economic transformation and scientific and technological innovation, and the vigorous development of digital technologies such as 5G, Internet of Things, cloud computing and AI is profoundly affecting the global economic and social development and change, and also provides strong support for the low-carbon transformation of the industry.” Compared with human experience, AI technology has a number of advantages, can quickly process massive data and complete prediction and analysis, and stable performance, is an indispensable means for industrial energy conservation and carbon reduction.”

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As a practitioner and enabler of digital and green low-carbon “dual transformation”, Schneider Electric has begun to combine AI technology with digital energy management system to insert digital wings for carbon emission management. Jin Yanping introduced: “Recently, Schneider Electric released a new digital product SpaceLogic™ AI BOX (Building Energy Saving Box), for the building industry energy consumption accounts for 45% of the HVAC system, using AI data mining and machine learning, through the digital twin, modeling verification, system tuning and energy saving monitoring four functions. Simulation and prediction for HVAC systems to deliver carbon visibility, improved energy efficiency, cost reduction, and informed decision making value.”

AI technology has a significant supporting role in carbon reduction. In order to verify the actual energy-saving effect of SpaceLogic AI BOX, Schneider Electric first applied the product in the Wuxi factory of Schneider Electric. At the meeting, Jin Yanping shared a series of achievements made by the factory under the power of AI technology: Wuxi factory is Schneider Electric’s first official end-to-end “lighthouse factory” in China, and has achieved 100% green electricity consumption; With the further empowerment of SpaceLogic AI BOX (building energy saving box), the air-conditioning energy consumption of the plant decreased from 46% to 36%, and the actual operation energy saving rate in April also reached 21%, and the energy saving effect was remarkable.

With the continuous development of digital technology, the application of advanced means such as AI technology will be extended to various industries and fields. For its future application in the field of energy management, Jin Yanping believes that the rapid iteration of cutting-edge technologies represented by AI has laid the technical foundation for the low-carbon transformation of buildings and other industries, and with the gradual maturity of technology, AI will play a greater role in accelerating the Chinese market to the goal of “dual carbon”. In this wave, Schneider Electric will continue to grasp the new opportunities of the era of digital technological change, lead the digital transformation and energy efficiency improvement of energy management in all walks of life, and help the high-quality development of the Chinese market.