LG Uplus, "Will Increase Seoul's Power Self-Sufficiency Rate to 20% by 2020"
Published2017.05.31 10:32LG Uplus announced on the 31st (Wednesday) that it has signed a business agreement with A-NINE, a solar power generation measurement device developer for Seoul Citizens Sunlight Power Generation Cooperative, a mini solar project operator in Seoul, to develop mini solar power generation measurement technology utilizing NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things).
As the Seoul Citizens Sunlight Power Generation Cooperative has introduced for the first time a remote monitoring system utilizing NB-IoT in Seoul's balcony-type mini solar installation project, which has been independently developed and promoted by Seoul since 2014, the outlook is that NB-IoT technology will gain further momentum in its expansion.
In accordance with this agreement, LG Uplus will equip household solar power generation measurement devices developed by A-NINE with NB-IoT communication modules and transmit solar power generation data collected from the devices remotely to the monitoring center established by the Seoul Citizens Sunlight Power Generation Cooperative through its dedicated NB-IoT network.
The Seoul Citizens Sunlight Power Generation Cooperative plans to establish an efficient energy management system by not only measuring solar power generation but also predicting usage patterns based on data collected in the monitoring center server.
The mini solar power generation measurement device with LG Uplus's NB-IoT technology applied will be prioritized for households subject to solar power generation measurement requirements within Seoul by the end of this year, and from 2018, it is scheduled to be expanded to the entire mini solar business of the Seoul Citizens Sunlight Power Generation Cooperative.
Kim Young-man, NB-IoT Manager at LG Uplus, stated, "Seoul is actively supporting the household mini solar installation project with the goal of raising the power self-sufficiency rate to around 20% by 2020," and added, "We anticipate that LG Uplus's NB-IoT technology will be utilized in various solar projects through this agreement."
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