Discover Energy将携手华为,共创“智能电力时代”!

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说起华为,大家首先想到的一定是“华为手机”。很多人都以为华为的主要业务就是手机,但是其实,手机只是华为通信里面的一个小领域。

华为之所以能够成为全球赫赫有名的大企业,其实主要依靠的还是它在ICT(信息与通信)技术的研发上。不论是无线领域、网络领域、软件领域还是云核领域,华为的技术水平都是世界领先级别的。但是,除了信息与通信领域以外,华为在很多其他领域也是有着非常傲人的成绩的,比如说太阳能光伏系统领域等。据悉,华为太阳能光伏逆变器在全球市场占有率一直都是持续领先的,累计发货量更是超过了118GW

并且,自2017年以来,中国民营企业之光——华为太阳能光伏系统正式进入澳洲市场之后,其逆变器、优化器等在澳洲的市场份额也一直都是节节攀升。 
并且,值得一提的是,Discover Energy的姊妹公司——One Stop Warehouse,不仅仅是华为光伏在澳洲合作的第一个分销商,也是最大的分销商,代理了华为光伏的全系列产品,其中包括各个功率的逆变器、优化器以及2021年即将发布的储能系列产品。并且,在2019年,One Stop Warehouse更是荣获了华为光伏的唯一奖项——最佳合作奖。 

另外,华为除了与One Stop Warehouse有着密切的合作关系以外,在技术研究与开发方面,还与Discover Energy保持着良好的合作关系,致力于共创“智能电力时代”

华为作为一个全球领先的科技公司,其每年的研发投入也在逐年上升。据报道,华为2019年的研发费用高达1317亿元,约合185亿美元,营收占比15.3%,位居全球第三位。


并且,在其高强度的研发下,华为在全球持有超过8.5万件专利,并且其中90%都是发明专利,2019年在欧盟专利申请量更是高达3524件,位列第一。


而Discover Energy,作为华为技术研发方面的合作伙伴,在研发上,也是投入了相当大的人力资源与资金的。


自2019年起,Discover Energy便开始针对“智能电网”进行深入研究,利用大数据对用户的“用电习惯”进行预测,从而准确预测从电网购买的电量,尽可能为用户提供最优惠的电力价格。


并且,除此之外,Discover Energy还致力于自行开发账单系统(Billing system),尽可能避免了账单系统外包引发的一系列问题。目前为止,Discover Energy可以说是为数不多自行开发账单系统的电力公司。


另外,Discover Energy针对“虚拟电站”还有非常深入的研究与开发,致力于与用户成为合作伙伴,为用户提供一个可以自由买卖的电站平台。


正是基于Discover Energy与华为有着相同的研发理念,最终我们成为了具有密切合作关系的合作伙伴,致力于共创“智能电力时代”,造福社会。目前,Discover Energy正在与华为光伏进行虚拟电站的功能集成,主要包括远程控制光伏系统的开关、远程控制虚拟电站的充放电以及监测太阳能光伏系统的实时状况等。

 相信,不远的未来,大家很快就可以受益于Discover Energy与华为集团共同合作的成果了。

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