Huiyuan Cowins Technology’s Phase-Change Material Technology Lowers Data Center Cooling Costs Waste Heat Recovery Project Meets AI Industry Demand for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction
慧源同創(chuàng)科技集團(tuán)有限公司(「慧源同創(chuàng)科技」,或連同附屬公司統(tǒng)稱「集團(tuán)」;股份代號:1116.HK)欣然宣布,集團(tuán)相變蓄能業(yè)務(wù)在人工智能(AI)數(shù)據(jù)中心應(yīng)用領(lǐng)域取得重大進(jìn)展。集團(tuán)旗下中農(nóng)美亞(懷來)零碳農(nóng)業(yè)示范園項目(「懷來項目」),通過自主研發(fā)的相變蓄能(PCM)技術(shù),以數(shù)據(jù)中心作為核心熱源,成功構(gòu)建「數(shù)據(jù)中心余熱 – 設(shè)施農(nóng)業(yè) – 居民社區(qū)」三位一體的清潔供暖體系,不僅為中國北方地區(qū)季節(jié)性能源供需難題提供可復(fù)制的系統(tǒng)級解決方案,更助力綠色算力發(fā)展,為數(shù)據(jù)中心余熱開辟高價值商業(yè)化出路,顯著降低其散熱成本與碳排放強(qiáng)度,為中國的「雙碳」目標(biāo)作出貢獻(xiàn)。
Huiyuan Cowins Technology Group Limited (“Huiyuan Cowins Technology”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 1116.HK) is pleased to announce that the Group has achieved significant progress in the application of its phase-change material business in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. The Group’s Zhongnong Mayer (Huailai) Zero-Carbon Agriculture Demonstration Park (“Huailai Project”), leveraging its self-developed phase-change materials (PCM) technology and taking data centers as the core heat source, has successfully built an integrated clean heating system of "data center waste heat – temperature-controlled farming – residential heating". This system offers a replicable solution to the seasonal energy supply-demand imbalance in northern China and advances the development of green computing power. By creating a high-value commercial pathway for data center waste heat, it significantly reduces cooling costs and lowers carbon emission intensity, contributing to China’s “dual carbon” goals.

懷來項目由集團(tuán)聯(lián)合英國Environmental Process Systems Limited公司及清華大學(xué)共同打造,是中國首個AI數(shù)據(jù)中心余熱回收示范工程。該項目的核心突破在于集團(tuán)自主研發(fā)的PCM技術(shù),基于「優(yōu)態(tài)鹽」體系經(jīng)納米化改性重構(gòu),不僅擁有超長循環(huán)壽命,更能實現(xiàn)60%的節(jié)能率,相關(guān)成果已獲多項發(fā)明專利。在懷來項目中,該技術(shù)體系展現(xiàn)出強(qiáng)大的場景適配能力,通過高效水源熱泵系統(tǒng),將數(shù)據(jù)中心在運行中持續(xù)產(chǎn)生的大量余熱水提升至55℃可利用品位,再由AI智慧調(diào)度系統(tǒng)根據(jù)需求動態(tài)分配,在供暖高峰時直接輸送至周邊的農(nóng)業(yè)溫室與居民社區(qū),低谷時則將余熱與配套光伏電站的太陽能熱量存儲于相變蓄能裝置,解決了北方冬季能源供需失衡的難題。據(jù)測算,該項目可為周邊社區(qū)提供穩(wěn)定清潔供暖,每年可為社區(qū)提供超過75,000GJ(吉焦耳)的熱量,相當(dāng)于約2,083萬kWh(千瓦時),減少溫室氣體排放超過4,000噸二氧化碳,實現(xiàn)「變廢為寶」的價值躍升。
The Huailai Project was jointly developed by the Group, the U.K.-based Environmental Process Systems Limited, and Tsinghua University. It is China’s first demonstration project for waste heat recovery from AI data centers. Its core breakthrough is the Group’s self-developed PCM technology, engineered through nanomodification of eutectic salts. This technology delivers an ultra-long cycle life and achieves energy savings of up to 60%, with multiple related invention patents granted. In the Huailai Project, the technology has shown strong adaptability across different scenarios. A high efficiency water source heat pump system upgrades large volumes of waste hot water generated during data center operations to a usable temperature of 55°C. An AI scheduling system then dynamically allocates this heat according to real-time demand. During peak heating periods, it supplies surrounding greenhouses and residential communities; during off peak periods, it stores surplus heat in phase-change energy storage devices together with solar heat from onsite photovoltaic stations. This effectively addresses wintertime energy imbalance in northern China. The project is expected to provide stable and clean heating to nearby communities, delivering over 75,000 GJ of heat annually (approximately 20.83 million kWh), and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 4,000 tons of carbon dioxide, turning waste into a valuable resource.
商業(yè)化運營方面,懷來項目投入營運短短一年已實現(xiàn)收支平衡。目前,該項目已成為AI數(shù)據(jù)中心余熱回收示范工程及技術(shù)母版,其成熟的解決方案可在全國各地數(shù)據(jù)中心區(qū)域復(fù)制推廣,不僅能為周邊社區(qū)、高端蔬果種植、食用菌培育等農(nóng)業(yè)場景提供清潔能源支持,更能為區(qū)域碳達(dá)峰目標(biāo)實現(xiàn)提供堅實保障。與此同時,集團(tuán)另一重點布局 — 克拉瑪依液冷數(shù)據(jù)中心示范項目已進(jìn)入啟動階段。集團(tuán)將緊跟全球技術(shù)發(fā)展趨勢,進(jìn)一步拓展PCM技術(shù)在數(shù)據(jù)中心領(lǐng)域的應(yīng)用場景,精準(zhǔn)解決AI行業(yè)高耗能、降碳減排的核心需求。
In commercial operation, the Huailai Project reached break-even within one year of commencement. It now serves as a demonstration project and a technical prototype for AI data center waste heat recovery. Its mature solution can be replicated across data centers in China, providing clean energy support for communities and agricultural applications such as premium fruit and vegetable cultivation and edible fungi breeding, while also supporting the achievement of regional carbon peaking goals. Meanwhile, the Group’s Karamay Liquid-Cooled Data Center Demonstration Project, another flagship project, has commenced. The Group will continue to align with global technological development trends, expand PCM applications in data centers, and address the core needs of the AI industry for lower energy consumption and carbon emissions.
當(dāng)前,全球數(shù)字化進(jìn)程加速推進(jìn),數(shù)據(jù)中心需求持續(xù)攀升。中國數(shù)據(jù)中心市場迅猛擴(kuò)張,截至2025年10月,中國運營約450座數(shù)據(jù)中心。疊加「東數(shù)西算」工程、國家「十五五」規(guī)劃中清潔能源轉(zhuǎn)型加速,以及國家與地方各級政府推出對相變蓄能領(lǐng)域的補(bǔ)貼扶持政策,為集團(tuán)數(shù)據(jù)中心余熱回收業(yè)務(wù)開辟了廣闊市場空間。未來,集團(tuán)將持續(xù)推動數(shù)據(jù)中心余熱高效轉(zhuǎn)化,助力行業(yè)綠色升級。
As global digitalization accelerates, demand for data centers continues to rise. China’s data center market is also expanding rapidly, with approximately 450 facilities in operation as of October 2025. The "East-to-West Computing Resource Transfer" initiative, the accelerated clean energy transition under the national "15th Five-Year Plan", and multi-level government subsidies and policies for the PCM sector provide substantial market potential for the Group’s data center waste heat recovery business. In the future, the Group will continue to drive the efficient conversion of data center waste heat and contribute to the industry’s green transformation.
集團(tuán)已榮獲國家級專精特新「小巨人」企業(yè)稱號,并獲《強(qiáng)國智造欄目》推薦品牌、綠色工廠認(rèn)證等多項權(quán)威殊榮。技術(shù)研發(fā)與標(biāo)準(zhǔn)制定領(lǐng)域,集團(tuán)累計擁有45項核心專利,并主導(dǎo)或參與多項國家及團(tuán)體標(biāo)準(zhǔn)編制,為項目規(guī)范實施與行業(yè)健康發(fā)展提供權(quán)威技術(shù)支撐。
It has been named a national "Little Giant" enterprise and has received multiple authoritative honors, including recognition by CCTV’s “Strong Country Intelligent Manufacturing” program and the Green Factory Certification. In terms of R&D and standards setting, the Group has accumulated 45 core patents and has led or participated in the formulation of several national and group standards. These achievements provide authoritative technical support for standardized project implementation and healthy industry development.
公司行政總裁戴耀權(quán)表示:「我們對PCM業(yè)務(wù)在中國數(shù)據(jù)中心行業(yè)實現(xiàn)余熱回收的成功應(yīng)用倍感振奮,并對業(yè)務(wù)未來發(fā)展充滿信心。懷來項目實現(xiàn)了國際前沿技術(shù)與中國市場資源的深度對接與融合,充分印證了集團(tuán)在相變蓄能領(lǐng)域的技術(shù)領(lǐng)先性與市場競爭優(yōu)勢。展望未來,我們將緊抓國家政策紅利與數(shù)據(jù)中心市場發(fā)展契機(jī),持續(xù)推動綠色低碳算力產(chǎn)業(yè)升級,為國家綠色低碳轉(zhuǎn)型戰(zhàn)略注入穩(wěn)定、持續(xù)的科技動能?!?nbsp;
Mr. Tai Yiu Kuen, Kevin, the Chief Executive Officer of Huiyuan Cowins Technology Group Limited stated, “We are greatly encouraged by the success of our PCM business in waste heat recovery in China’s data center industry and are confident in our future business growth. The Huailai Project integrates cutting-edge international technologies with market resources in China, fully demonstrating our technological leadership and competitive advantages in the PCM field. Looking ahead, we will capitalize on supportive national policies and the expansion of the data center market, continue to upgrade green and low-carbon computing power, and inject sustained technological momentum into China’s green and low-carbon transition."