September 20, 2019 Source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on the pilot demonstration of smart PV. Support the cultivation of a number of smart PV demonstration enterprises, including those that can provide advanced and mature smart PV products, services, system platforms or overall solutions. Support the construction of a number of smart PV demonstration projects, including the application of smart photovoltaic products, integration of big data, Internet and artificial intelligence to provide users with smart PV services.

General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Office of the Ministry of Communications Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs General Department of the National Energy Administration Comprehensive Department of the State Council Office of Poverty Alleviation

The competent departments of the provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and cities with separate plans, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps for industry and information, housing and urban and rural construction, transportation, agriculture, rural areas, energy, and poverty alleviation:

In order to promote the high-quality development of the photovoltaic industry, encourage the technological advancement and expansion of the application of the smart photovoltaic industry, in accordance with the "Smart Photovoltaic Industry Development Action Plan (2018-2020)" (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (2018) No. 68) related work deployment, is now organized Smart PV pilot demonstration work. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

I. Pilot demonstration content

(1) Supporting the cultivation of a number of smart PV demonstration enterprises, including those capable of providing advanced and mature smart PV products, services, system platforms or overall solutions.

(2) Supporting the construction of a number of smart PV demonstration projects, including the application of smart photovoltaic products, integrating big data, Internet and artificial intelligence to provide users with smart PV services.

Second, the conditions of application

(1) Model enterprises

The main body of the demonstration enterprise is the product manufacturing enterprise, system integration enterprise, software enterprise and service enterprise in the field of smart photovoltaic, and meets the following basic conditions:

1. It should be an independent legal person registered in mainland China, and the registration time is not less than 2 years;

2. Strong R&D capability or innovative service capability of smart PV technology;

3. Advanced and mature market-oriented application products, services or systems have been provided;

4. Form a clear smart PV commercial promotion model and profit model;

5. Have rich experience in building smart PV projects.

(II) Demonstration project

The main body of the demonstration project is the project organization and implementation unit, which may be the relevant application unit, manufacturing enterprise, project park, third-party integrated service organization, etc. The relevant units and projects shall meet the following basic conditions:

1. A smart photovoltaic application or service system with distinctive service content and close to the actual development of the region has been built;

2. Form smart PV applications in industrial parks, buildings and towns, transportation, agricultural and rural areas, photovoltaic power plants, photovoltaic poverty alleviation and other fields;

3. Adopting no less than 3 types of smart photovoltaic products (in principle, provided by enterprises that meet the "Regulations for Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry") or services, providing large-scale (concentrated 10MW or more, distributed 1MW or more) smart PV services; A single project for smart photovoltaic and building integration applications in the construction and urban areas, with an installed capacity of not less than 0.1MW;

4. It has flexible service expansion capability, long-term operational capability, innovative mode of continuous operation and profitability, and development plan with continuous improvement of service capability and rich service content.

Third, the organization and implementation

(1) The reporting unit fills out the smart PV pilot demonstration declaration form and submits the application materials to the provincial-level industrial and information administration department. The national new industrialized industrial demonstration base, the enterprises and projects where the photovoltaic “leaders” base is located, the photovoltaic energy storage application project, and the building photovoltaic integrated application project (BIPV) are given priority support.

(2) The provincial-level industrial and informatization authorities shall conduct on-the-spot investigations and expert assessments with the competent departments of housing and urban and rural construction, transportation, agriculture, rural areas, energy, and poverty alleviation at the same level, recommend enterprises and projects based on the results of the evaluation, and issue recommendation letters. . The letter of recommendation together with the application materials (including the paper version in duplicate and the electronic version of the CD-ROM) will be sent to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (Electronic Information Division) by EMS or confidential exchange before October 20, 2019.

(3) The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will select the enterprises and projects to be declared with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the National Energy Administration, and the State Council Poverty Alleviation Office. The results of the selection will be publicized on the official website of the relevant departments and related media, and the enterprises and projects that have no objection to the public announcement will be officially released.

Fourth, management and incentives

(1) Demonstration enterprises and demonstration projects shall implement the “Smart PV Industry Development Action Plan (2018-2020)”, strive to establish industry benchmarks, and effectively demonstrate the role of demonstration.

(2) The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly establishes a working mechanism for the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the National Energy Administration, and the State Council Office of Poverty Alleviation, organizes evaluation and assessment of demonstration enterprises and projects, and conducts a pilot list of smart PV pilots. Dynamic Adjustment.

(3) Increase the promotion and promotion of demonstration enterprises and projects, and use the official media of the relevant departments, TV newspaper networks and other news media, as well as relevant press conferences, industry forums and other forms to enhance the influence of pilot demonstrations and expand the demonstration driving effect.

(4) Encourage government departments at all levels and all sectors of society to increase support for pilot demonstration work, and support demonstration enterprises to become bigger and stronger from policies, standards, projects, and resource support, and support the construction and promotion of demonstration projects.

V. Other matters

(1) The reporting unit shall strictly follow the notification requirements and the attachment format (can be downloaded from the official website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) to fill in the application materials.

(2) In principle, no more than 5 demonstration enterprises are recommended by provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and no more than 8 demonstration projects; no more than 3 demonstration enterprises are recommended by the listed cities and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and no more than 5 demonstration projects. . All localities must strictly control the quantity, and recommendations exceeding the recommended quantity will not be accepted.