The Hamburg International Wind Energy Exhibition will be held in the northern German port city of Hamburg from the 24th to the 27th. From improving the efficiency of production lines, to precise data analysis in project research and development, to intelligent upgrades in operation and maintenance management, the key role of digitization in global energy transformation has become the focus of attention at this exhibition.
Hamburg's Senator Melanie Leonhard, who is responsible for economic affairs, stated at the opening ceremony that digital and artificial intelligence technologies can accurately predict wind speed and turbine conditions, which is of great significance to the wind energy industry.
At this exhibition, CRRC Corporation of China presented its latest smart wind farm and health management solutions. Vice President Yu Weiping of the company stated in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that the remote centralized monitoring system for wind farms is like a "thousand mile eye" and "windward ear" for wind farm operation and maintenance, which can monitor the operation status of wind turbines anytime and anywhere. The wind turbine health management system has a fault diagnosis and warning model, which can be called the "accompanying doctor" of wind turbines.
Relying on the core technological advantages of rail transit equipment, CRRC has created a full industry chain system solution for wind power with digitalization and intelligence as support, "said Yu Weiping." High speed rail has become a beautiful business card for China and has established an excellent brand image worldwide. Now, we aim to build a 'standing high-speed rail' and fully guarantee the safety, reliability, and sustainable development of wind power projects, committed to making wind power projects a new business card
In front of the booth of the French energy and service company Equans, a robotic dog agile in the stairwell attracted the attention of many visitors. According to the staff, this robotic dog, which can be used for maintenance operations of offshore wind power equipment, is equipped with a sophisticated sensor system that can autonomously collect key data, analyze it through advanced algorithms, and even perform voice recognition. The application of this digital technology not only significantly reduces the dependence on human resources for offshore maintenance operations, but also greatly improves the accuracy of data collection.
This year's exhibition has set up an artificial intelligence center to showcase the application of digital solutions represented by artificial intelligence in the field of renewable energy to visitors. Ragnar Kruse, the head of the relevant institutions involved in the design of the center, said that the ability to collect and manage data has become a key factor in improving the operation of turbines, wind farms, and the management of the entire energy network. Artificial intelligence is crucial for the digital transformation of the entire energy industry, including wind energy.
Zhang Chao, Senior Vice President of China Mingyang Group, told Xinhua News Agency that with technological progress, wind turbines are also developing towards large-scale, digital, and intelligent directions. The company showcased multiple wind turbine products incorporating digital technology at this year's exhibition. Taking the "Mingyang Tiancheng" floating wind power platform as an example, the platform combines artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and other technologies, and is equipped with over 3000 intelligent sensors that can sense the status of more than 2000 components in real time. At the same time, Mingyang's pioneering artificial intelligence full situation health management model has helped the "Mingyang Tiancheng" achieve intelligent health management, with a comprehensive status evaluation accuracy of over 90% for the crew.
With the global energy transition and the deepening development of the wind power industry, the application of digital technology is the trend and will also lead the future development direction of the industry, "she said.
At the booth of Sany Heavy Energy in China, two VR glasses instantly took a large number of visitors to Sany Heavy Energy's Chenzhou Intelligent Manufacturing Factory thousands of miles away, allowing them to "personally" experience China's "smart manufacturing" of producing one megawatt wind turbine host in three hours.
Paul Fernando Suarez, General Manager of Sany Heavy Energy Europe, told Xinhua News Agency that the host factory has greatly reduced the difficulty of material transportation in the production process through digital technology, which not only improves production efficiency but also saves factory space. The factory covers an area of 23000 square meters, which is only the size of three football fields, and can be called "small and exquisite" among complete machine factories.
Suarez stated that digital transformation will play a crucial role in the future development of the wind energy industry. The integration of emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and 5G will completely change the operation mode of the wind energy industry. He said that digitization will empower the entire wind energy value chain, from equipment intelligence, wind farm management optimization to predictive maintenance throughout the entire lifecycle. Especially in the intelligent operation and maintenance of wind turbines, improvement of power generation efficiency, and management of wind energy assets, digital technology will bring revolutionary progress.
