On June 25th, in response to the call of the National Energy Conservation Publicity Week and the National Low - Carbon Day themed "Energy Conservation and Efficiency Enhancement, Leading with Innovation", the online seminar on "AI + Ultimate Energy Efficiency Technology Application and Practice in the Steel Industry" hosted by Luculent and guided by the Brand Building and Technology Application Committee of the China Equipment Management Association was successfully held. The seminar specially invited authoritative experts in the industry to gather online and systematically outlined the complete path for the AI - driven energy conservation and consumption reduction in the steel industry from three dimensions: policies, practices, and technologies.

Industry Experts' Insights: The Steel Industry's Transformation Enters "Multi - Track Competition"
Against the backdrop of the accelerated advancement of the "dual - carbon" goals, how the steel industry can grasp policy orientations and break through energy - efficiency bottlenecks has become a key proposition for enterprises' sustainable development. Professor Pan Chongchao, the executive director of the Smart Energy Research Center of the University of Science and Technology Beijing and the secretary - general of the Ultimate Energy Efficiency Standardization Working Group of the China Iron and Steel Association, delivered a speech titled "Low - Carbon Paths (Ultimate Energy Efficiency) of China's Steel Industry", deeply analyzing the policy logic and implementation path of the industry's transformation.
Professor Pan pointed out that under the combined influence of policies such as production capacity constraints, dual - control of energy consumption, and carbon tariffs, the competition in the steel industry has shifted from the single - dimension of "cost - quality" to the multi - track competition of "green and low - carbon - cost - quality". Data shows that currently, the energy consumption of China's steel industry accounts for 12% of the total industrial energy consumption and holds an important proportion in the country's total energy consumption of 5.72 billion tons of standard coal. Ultimate energy efficiency will be the key breakthrough point for the low - carbon development of the steel industry.
"To achieve energy - efficiency breakthroughs, the steel industry must make efforts in three aspects: technological innovation, standard leadership, and full - chain collaboration," emphasized Professor Pan. On the one hand, it is necessary to focus on the intelligent transformation of high - energy - consuming equipment such as melting furnaces and dust - removal fans. On the other hand, it is essential to accelerate the construction of the energy - efficiency standard system. At the same time, by learning from international advanced experience, the "energy - efficiency leaders" should drive the "energy - efficiency laggards" to promote collaborative consumption reduction across the entire industrial chain.

Benchmark Practice: Kunming Iron and Steel Achieved a "Gorgeous Transformation" in Energy Efficiency
In the actual implementation of energy conservation and consumption reduction in steel enterprises, how much value can AI technology really bring? Chen Yunchao, the assistant to the minister of the Energy and Environmental Protection Department of Kunming Iron and Steel under China Baowu Group, presented a vivid transformation case.
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"The key to Kunming Iron and Steel's energy - saving breakthrough lies in the in - depth integration of AI technology and process mechanisms," Chen Yunchao particularly emphasized. "The intelligent AI energy - efficiency optimization system we deployed has constructed an innovative model of'mechanism analysis + self - assessment + AI optimization' through deep learning of massive historical data, achieving closed - loop management from perception, learning to decision - making. It can customize refined control strategies according to the characteristics of different dust - removal scenarios, such as blast furnace casthouses, pelletizing plants, and stockhouses. By intelligently identifying changes in working conditions and dynamically adjusting the fan speed, while ensuring the dust - removal effect meets the standards, it maximizes the energy - saving potential, truly achieving a win - win situation between production benefits and environmental protection benefits."
Chen Yunchao introduced that after the system was put into operation, it not only achieved precise dust - removal control but also created remarkable economic benefits: The 7 fans achieved an average power - saving rate of 7.84% within two months, with a cumulative power - saving of 920,000 kWh and a direct cost - saving of 430,000 yuan. It is estimated that the annual energy - saving benefit can reach 2.574 million yuan.

Innovative Upgrade: A Smarter Energy - Efficiency Optimization Platform More Tailored to Production Realities
Facing the complex working conditions of steel production, how can AI technology continue to innovate to meet the needs of enterprises? Luculent's technical experts demonstrated the latest upgrade results of the "Intelligent AI Energy - Efficiency Optimization and Control System" at the seminar, providing a more forward - looking solution support for enterprises to achieve refined energy management.
The system has achieved technological breakthroughs in multiple dimensions: First, the new visual recognition model uses advanced image analysis algorithms to capture real - time changes in dust concentration in the production environment and automatically generate visual trend analysis, providing an accurate basis for environmental protection monitoring. Second, the visual speed - up model designed for emergencies can detect the moment of abnormal smoke emission within 1 second and automatically adjust the dust - removal wind speed to ensure rapid collection of pollutants. In addition, the newly developed intelligent ash - removal function automatically triggers the cleaning procedure through preset strategies, effectively preventing ash accumulation in pipes and solving the pain point of low efficiency in traditional manual maintenance. These upgraded intelligent means jointly improve the accuracy of environmental protection monitoring, the system response speed, and the energy - saving effect, allowing users to have an immersive and efficient energy - consumption management experience.
The system has currently been applied in leading enterprises such as Meishan Iron and Steel and Taiyuan Iron and Steel, achieving good results. In the future, Luculent will rely on its self - controllable intelligent algorithm platform to provide enterprises with precisely customized energy - efficiency optimization solutions, helping to achieve the intelligent and efficient upgrade of "quantifiable benefits, controllable energy consumption, and reduced costs".