Empowering the Grid Edge to Think: Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Virtual Power Plants in China

From massive wind farms in Inner Mongolia to solar farms in Qinghai, from the rapidly growing electric vehicles to home-installed batteries and rooftop solar panels, we see an exciting and diversified transformation of the energy system blooming across China. This low-carbon transformation not only drives a paradigm shift toward greener and more sustainable energy systems, however; this transformation brings with it great challenges, such as improving the efficiency, resilience, and flexibility of China’s energy systems.