In the city of Chifeng in northern China, an ultra-modern factory owned by green-energy company Envision is making hydrogen and ammonia using renewable electricity, helped by artificial intelligence (AI).
The feature by Rueters noted that the plant is powered by a standalone grid that sends electricity straight from its own wind and solar farms. The production of the chemicals relies on a consistent supply of electricity – and a lot of it – but renewable power is often unpredictable and unstable. To solve the dilemma, Shanghai-based Envision has developed an AI-driven operating system to enable the factory to run smoothly and efficiently.
Zhang Jian, Envision’s chief engineer for hydrogen energy, described the system as “a conductor” that automatically matches the plant’s electricity use with weather conditions.
For example, when the AI system detects that the wind is picking up, it will automatically dial up the factory’s production to the maximum, enabling it to use as much green electricity as possible, Zhang told China Energy News, a state-run newspaper. “When the wind is waning, it will quickly wind down the load (the electricity use) to the lowest level.”
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