China and France will cooperate in the development of grid-connected renewable energy and energy storage technologies

On November 6, Kou Wei, chairman of the State Grid Corporation Limited, and Levie, chairman and president of EDF, signed a cooperation framework agreement at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, marking a new stage of cooperation between the two sides and promoting China-France energy cooperation to take new steps.

The cooperation framework agreement signed between State Grid and EDF is an important outcome of the in-depth cooperation between China and France in the field of energy. The two sides will carry out cooperation in power grid business, scientific and technological research and development, energy Internet and energy services by jointly carrying out demonstration project cooperation, organizing technical seminars and conducting special benchmarking. According to the agreement, the two sides will carry out cooperation in large-scale grid planning, helicopter line patrol, live operation and distribution network automation in the field of transmission and distribution, and carry out cooperation in the field of innovation and research and development of renewable energy grid-connected technology, energy storage technology, hybrid AC and DC grid technology, electric vehicle technology and industry specifications and standards. In the field of ubiquitous power Internet of Things, we will carry out cooperation in smart sensing technology, big data and cloud computing technology, blockchain technology, smart energy integrated services and data analysis management. The agreement signed by the two sides is concrete in content and pragmatic in cooperation, laying a solid foundation for the win-win development of the energy sector between China and France.

Edf is a French state-owned comprehensive multinational energy group, with strong international competitiveness in the fields of nuclear energy, thermal energy, hydropower and renewable energy, and is one of the largest power supply service providers in the world. The practical cooperation between the State Grid Company Limited and the Electric Power Company of France has positive significance in promoting the development of the energy industry in China and France and helping to accelerate the construction of the "three types and two networks" world energy Internet enterprises.