Discover Energy四个战略合作伙伴(美的、小米、oppo、华为)做客DE圆桌研讨,带你走进智能与环保的新时代!

2021年4月18日,澳大利亚福建总商会“走进会企”系列活动第五站在Discover Energy的姊妹公司one stop warehouse举行。

会上,one stop warehouse以及discover energy的创始人兼CEO Anson Zhang为大家介绍了澳洲能源行业的发展状况以及他眼中的智能与环保。

Anson zhang 表示,

“在新能源领域创业可以说是九百死一生,尽管,现阶段,新能源还未能完全替代传统能源行业,但是,在不远的未来,新能源将会成为能源市场的主流,为环境保护做出非常卓越的贡献。”

除此之外,Anson Zhang 还提及了新能源行业对于战争以及美元霸权地位的影响。Anson Zhang表示,

“未来,随着新能源行业的不断普及与发展,新能源行业将会对传统的能源行业造成非常大的冲击。而随着传统能源行业的没落,石油产业也将会遭受到重大的打击。那由于一些石油资源分配不均而产生的战争问题也会得到一定的缓解,美元霸权的地位也将受到冲击。”

另外,Anson Zhang还简单介绍了他创办的两家企业,并阐述了两家企业在智能与环保领域的投入及贡献。

One stop warehouse是Anson Zhang创办的第一个企业,在短短八年的时间里,已经取得了非常卓越的成绩。从2013年成立至今,one stop warehouse共出售了2GW的太阳能系统总量,累计高达40多万家庭用户,市场占有率高达25%。而这对于环境保护方面的贡献相当于每年节约340万吨碳排放,种植1.58亿棵树木。

而基于现阶段,新能源市场还未完全替代传统能源,Anson Zhang于2018年创办了discover energy,并且实现了三个创新:

  1. 全球第一个将账单系统嵌入至微信的能源公司;
  2. 全球第一家自主的能源交易平台;
  3. 根据用户用电习惯为用户量身定制能源套餐,将用户的利益最大化;

此外,在本次走进会企的活动中,Discover Energy的战略合作伙伴美的、小米、华为以及oppo中华四大民族企业的在澳高管也纷纷前来做客,并携手Discover Energy,为大家带来了一场精彩纷呈的“圆桌研讨”。

讨论中,四大企业高管畅谈各自对于智能与环保的独特理解,并为大家介绍了四大民族企业在智能与环保上的投入与战略。

Oppo澳洲地区的负责人Marvin hou 指出,随着智能化的发展,智能已经应用在了我们生活的方方面面,并且,Marvin还提及了智能与环保之间的关联,他认为,智能不仅仅简化、方便了人们的生活,也为节能减排做出了非常大的贡献。

美的新州地区负责人Frank Li为大家简单介绍了美的在环保领域的投入,特别强调了美的空调产品在环保以及智能方面的发展情况,并透露出,下半年,美的将会推出一款更加节能减排的空调产品,这款产品集制冷、制热、除菌、除尘以及过滤等多个功能于一体,为家庭带来更加智能的体验,也为环保事业做出更大的贡献。

小米在澳大利亚独家代理Panmi公司的合伙人严峻为大家介绍了小米在智能以及环保方面的投入,并为大家隆重介绍了小米的电动滑板车在澳洲以及全球市场的发展情况。

华为澳大利亚数字能源业务部门的总经理林德胜表示,华为,作为中国民族企业,是全球领先的ICT信息技术、通讯技术、基础设施和智能终端的供应商,致力于把数字世界带给每个人、每个家庭甚至是每个企业。

此外,林总还表示,华为每年在研发以及环保领域的投入都是非常大的,并以华为逆变器为例,向大家解释了华为在智能以及环保领域的创新发展。

据悉,目前为止,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检测太阳能光伏系统的实时状况等。

除此之外,Discover Energy还与美的、oppo达成协议,将共同打造用电全面智能化时代,不仅支持远程操控家电,还将支持根据用户的用电习惯,智能用电的功能,引领大众一起走向智能生活的新时代。

未来,Discover Energy也将与小米在智能家居方面一起合作,为大众带来更智能的生活体验。

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