SHENZHEN, China—Huawei Digital Power has recently published its 2024 White Paper, highlighting the Top 10 Site Power Trends. Li Shaolong, President of Huawei Site Power Facility Domain, provided a comprehensive analysis of these trends, emphasizing their significance in steering telecommunications operators towards a greener energy transition.
From Energy Consumers to Prosumers:
Operators and tower companies are shifting from passive energy consumption to active energy production. This transformation plays a crucial role in reshaping the global energy landscape toward a low-carbon society. Operators are now prioritizing the development of green, low-carbon networks, actively engaging in green energy production, and participating in power scheduling through innovations like photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy storage systems (ESS).
Green Power:
The telecom energy sector will establish a standardized green power system, emphasizing energy self-sufficiency, reasonable benefits, and safety and stability. This move is expected to make the construction and utilization of green sites a new norm in the industry.
Power Backup + Energy Storage:
The industry is transitioning from a sole focus on power backup to the integration of power backup with energy storage. This evolution will facilitate cyclical applications such as peak staggering and virtual power plant (VPP) services, characterized by simplicity, intelligence, and multiple-service convergence.
From Telecom Site to Shared Site:
Telecom sites will extend beyond powering communication services, offering diversified services such as "communication + edge computing" or "communication + residential power supply." This expansion aims to cater to local needs and broaden the service scope of sites.
Low-Carbon Site:
In response to growing energy demands and carbon neutrality objectives, operators and towercos are focusing on low-carbon site construction. This involves adopting multiple standards, various solutions, and intelligent management practices.
Simple Site:
Operators are committed to building energy networks with simple architecture, premium quality, cost-efficiency, and an optimal user experience, fostering the development of simple sites across multiple dimensions.
Smart Site:
Leveraging power electronics and digital technologies, the entire site's energy lifecycle, from generation to management, operates intelligently. This shift towards "managing watt with bit" propels the power supply system into a smart era.
Generation-Grid-Load-Storage Synergy:
The integration of power supply systems, power grids, and load devices enables intelligent generation-grid-load-storage synergy. This approach, exemplified by services like intelligent peak staggering and VPP, enhances overall energy benefits.
Diversified Battery Technologies:
Battery technology at telecom sites is diversifying in terms of materials, applications, and management technologies. Notably, there is a shift towards materials like sodium batteries, renowned for their stability and accessibility.
Security and Trustworthiness:
Operators are prioritizing the establishment of secure and trustworthy energy networks, focusing on device security, network security, security authentication, and trustworthy processes and results.
Through the unveiling of the Top 10 Site Power Trends for 2024, Huawei Digital Power aims to contribute to the sustainable development and business success of operators and towercos, leveraging technological innovation within the industry.
