Huawei has won the Energy Globe World Award for the zero-carbon smart campus project it built with Yancheng Power Supply Company of State Grid Jiangsu. Hydrogen is one of the core elements of the project.
The Huawei Net Zero Carbon Intelligent Campus project won the 2023 Energy Globe World Award. The project, also known as Yancheng Low-Carbon & Smart Energy Industrial Park, is a collaboration between Yancheng Power Supply Company of State Grid Jiangsu and Huawei. This innovative project is reaping awards for its remarkable integration of clean energy, which accounts for 85% of total energy consumption, with 100% of the final energy consumption being electricity. It will save three million kWh of electricity annually and reduce carbon emissions by approximately 5,600 tonnes. Other awards include the title of 2022 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Champion. Dr. Anthony Hu Hao, a senior expert of Huawei's Electricity Digitization Division, was recognized for his exemplary leadership of the project and delivered a speech at the award ceremony.
The World Energy Globe Award is presented by a jury composed of representatives from the Energy Globe Foundation, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. In 2023, the Net Zero Carbon Intelligent Campus project was selected from more than 2,000 top projects from over 180 countries and regions, becoming the only Chinese winner of this award. The international jury mentioned the following strengths: "The project includes five core elements - zero-carbon energy supply, coordination of multiple energy sources, optimal energy efficiency, digital empowerment and cross-border innovation. It integrates renewables, centralised and distributed energy systems, hydrogen and energy storage. It addresses energy, carbon and digital integration challenges in a three-dimensional approach that includes artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and cloud computing for sustainable and smart operations. The project has received international recognition as a model for global carbon neutrality and sustainable development."
The award-winning project, led by Dr. Anthony Hu Hao, is based on a carbon-free smart energy system and its T³ transformation model, which includes energy, a carbon-free future and digital transformation. The project focuses on intelligently achieving zero carbon emissions, energy and smart scenarios for integrated planning, construction and operation. It sets an example for building a green, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system on campus. It is also helping cities and countries achieve their carbon neutrality goals.
In addition, this project and solution won the Champion Prize at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2022 in June 2022 and was also awarded the Paulson Sustainability Award as one of the top ten global projects of 2022. The project's basic concept, architecture and model also won the Best Paper and Best Report awards at the IEEE International Conference on Energy Internet and Energy Systems Integration and the International Energy and Power Development Forum 2023.
