The ceremony was hosted by Weiheng Energy Storage and the newly established WHES Shanghai AI Center. Distinguished guests in attendance included Fang Yongxing, Deputy Mayor of Songnan Town (Baoshan District); Zhang Yu, Senior Technical Expert at the Electric Power Research Institute of State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Company; Professor Yan Lixin of Fudan University; Wan Xiaohua, General Manager of Shanghai Songnan Urban Economic Development Co., Ltd.; and Professor Sun Yaojie, Chairman of WHES. Also present were Vice Presidents Dr. Yang Shu, Ji Fan, and Wu Yu.
In his opening speech, Deputy Mayor Fang praised Songnan Town’s favorable location, abundant resources, and strong industrial support policies, which create ideal conditions for high-tech enterprises. He emphasized that WHES’s decision to establish the AI Center in Songnan reflects strong confidence in the area’s potential. The move also supports Shanghai’s broader goals of building a Virtual Power Plant Management Center and becoming a model city for green power consumption. He expressed full support for WHES’s future development and commitment to smart energy transformation.
Professor Sun Yaojie, Chairman and CTO of WHES, highlighted the AI Center as a cornerstone of the company’s global R&D strategy. Leveraging Shanghai’s talent pool and supportive innovation policies, the center will focus on developing AI foundation models and semi-physical simulation platforms. Its mission is to deliver intelligent, data-driven energy solutions, from smart user-side services to system-level control and optimization. By aggregating virtual power plant resources and enabling green power trading, the center will help accelerate the industry’s shift toward low-carbon, intelligent operations.
Vice President Ji Fan, who also leads the AI Center, announced the formation of two key teams: a semi-physical simulation team and an AI big data team. These teams will build full-stack capabilities from testing to intelligent services, driving the digital upgrade of energy storage systems.
Dr. Yang Shu shared that WHES now operates in 38 countries and regions worldwide, providing comprehensive energy storage solutions across generation, grid, and end-user scenarios—earning the trust of customers globally.
The AI Center features a state-of-the-art simulation platform supporting end-to-end R&D, including real-time system validation and dynamic grid simulation. It also hosts the development of an “Energy Data Warehouse” and “Intelligent Decision Engine,” designed to process massive datasets and enable smart decision-making for load forecasting, renewable integration, and beyond. This represents a shift from passive energy response to proactive, intelligent control.
As a Tier 1 global manufacturer, WHES’s launch of the Shanghai AI Center reaffirms its leadership in the field—delivering safer, more efficient, and smarter green energy solutions for a sustainable future.
