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more value for users and boost the market-oriented development of the energy
sector and related industries.
In conclusion, the further integration of traditional power system and Internet
of information, the transformation of the traditional power system through Internetbased thinking and technology, and the building of an energy internet are instrumental
to developing the new-generation energy system, and where the development of the
new-generation power system is headed. In fact, the new-generation power system
is at the very heart of the new-generation energy system. The concept and system
architecture of the energy internet are highly compatible with the new-generation
energy system. Power is at the kernel of energy internet services while the smart
grid provides the key platform where the needs of consumers are met to the greatest
extent.
4.1.2.2 The Main Drivers of the Transition of China’s Power System
The transition and development of China’s power system are primarily driven by
three factors, namely communal drivers, market drivers and technical drivers, as
shown in Figs. 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7.
Communal drivers are chiefly the product of strategic needs at the national level
and can be divided into four overarching domains—modernization, resource and
National Security
Climate Change & Low-carbon Economy
Resource & Environmental Constraints
Modernization
Communal Drivers - Strategic Needs at the national Level
Fig. 4.5 Communal drivers of electrical power system evolution
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more value for users and boost the market-oriented development of the energy
sector and related industries.
In conclusion, the further integration of traditional power system and Internet
of information, the transformation of the traditional power system through Internetbased thinking and technology, and the building of an energy internet are instrumental
to developing the new-generation energy system, and where the development of the
new-generation power system is headed. In fact, the new-generation power system
is at the very heart of the new-generation energy system. The concept and system
architecture of the energy internet are highly compatible with the new-generation
energy system. Power is at the kernel of energy internet services while the smart
grid provides the key platform where the needs of consumers are met to the greatest
extent.
4.1.2.2 The Main Drivers of the Transition of China’s Power System
The transition and development of China’s power system are primarily driven by
three factors, namely communal drivers, market drivers and technical drivers, as
shown in Figs. 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7.
Communal drivers are chiefly the product of strategic needs at the national level
and can be divided into four overarching domains—modernization, resource and
National Security
Climate Change & Low-carbon Economy
Resource & Environmental Constraints
Modernization
Communal Drivers - Strategic Needs at the national Level
Fig. 4.5 Communal drivers of electrical power system evolution