The Global Digital Hub will house Envision’s Global Digital R&D Centre and Internet of Things (IoT) and smart cities business. It builds on Envision’s existing global footprint of centres of excellence, currently located across Silicon Valley, Denmark, Germany, and China.
As a strategic investment of Envision, this digital hub will be aligned with Singapore’s Smart Nation programme, by fostering local innovation activities and pursuing global technological and commercial excellence.
“Envision was inspired by Singapore Smart Nation commitment" said Envision Founder and CEO Lei Zhang said. "Our Global Digital innovation Hub will benefit from the smart city applications and talents developed here, and we can also provide a digital operating platform for smart city and stimulate IoT innovation ecosystem here.”
Mr Chng Kai Fong, Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board, added that the company's decision to establish its Global Digital Hub in Singapore will support Singapore’s vision to be the leading Asian clean energy hub. The investment will create more opportunities for businesses in Singapore including energy technology start-ups to work with Envision to harness digitalisation and develop innovative solutions in renewable energies and smart cities.
The Hub will utilise EnOS, Envision’s energy IoT platform, to accelerate renewable energy and IoT technology innovations. EnOS is a smart, scalable and open platform that connects silo data and systems to enable the Internet of Things for Energy. It is currently the world’s largest energy IoT platform, helping to manage over 100 GW of energy assets globally and covering multiple business domains including wind power, solar PV systems, thermal power plants, EV and charging networks and various other renewable technologies. Envision aims to build an intelligent global energy ecosystem with EnOS by cooperating with global enterprises and through strategic investments.
The company will employ more than 200 professionals involved in big data & analytics, machine learning & AI, IoT, security, project engineering as well as regional management in Singapore. It will also provide a demonstration and training centre of global best practices and an accelerator programme that will better support future applications and solutions, building on its start-up incubator programme.
Envision is looking to work with partners to jointly explore and develop projects that help build the global energy ecosystem and create a sustainable future.
Image: EnOS IoT platform (Envision)
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