China takes the lead in releasing an international standard for decentralized multi-energy systems

The International Electrotechnical Commission recently issued the international standard "Distributed MultiEnergy Systems Part 1: General Rules," led and developed by China. The standard was completed by Chinese experts serving as conveners of the working group together with experts from 10 countries including Switzerland, France, and South Korea. The report explains that a distributed multienergy system refers to the coordinated management of energy facilities in settings such as communities, industrial parks, and factories, enabling the efficient complementary use of multiple forms of energy, including electricity, heat, cooling, gas, and nuclear energy. Its goal is to reduce energy consumption while enhancing the ability of green energy to support residents' daily lives, enterprise production, and urban operations. This international standard systematically outlines for the first time the definition, typical architecture, and development path of distributed multienergy systems, and includes typical engineering cases from around the world, providing a unified reference for the construction of integrated energy projects.