The first “New Green Cup” Innovation Competition on Empowering the Information and Communication Industry for Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality is organized by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (hereinafter referred to as “CAICT”). It is jointly hosted by CAICT’s Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality Development Center and China Post International Exhibition & Advertising Co., Ltd., focusing on seven competition categories that cover both energy conservation and carbon reduction in vertical industries and within the information and communication industry itself.
Submission Period
January 6, 2023 – March 31, 2023
Scope of Solicitation
The energy conservation and carbon reduction initiatives in the information and communication industry for specific sectors include three competition categories: Competition Category 1: Digital technologies enabling the green and low-carbon transformation of industries. Focusing on innovative models and practical applications of digital technologies to drive low-carbon transformation in key industries, it emphasizes the digital transformation scenarios in aspects such as equipment, processes, recycling, and management, covering fields including electricity, steel, non-ferrous metals, building materials, papermaking, petrochemicals, aviation, cement, construction, glass, ceramics, and agriculture. Competition Category 2Digital technology empowers residents to lead low-carbon and environmentally friendly lives. Various application practices that utilize digital technology to help residents achieve green lifestyles include, but are not limited to: applications that improve travel efficiency; applications that support green packaging design and low-carbon or carbon-neutral delivery; applications that promote online work, telemedicine, and information consumption; innovative applications such as green consumption promotion and green point exchanges through platforms and apps; and services that offer discounts, rewards, and trading for recycling household waste. Competition Category 3：Digital technology drives green and intelligent development in urban and rural areas. Application practices that leverage digital technology for green and intelligent urban-rural development include, but are not limited to, providing technical solutions such as urban-rural carbon footprint monitoring, carbon neutrality dashboards, and carbon neutrality scenario simulations; as well as participating in urban-rural environmental monitoring and management, development of green energy-saving systems, construction of smart service micro-complexes in community areas, and development of zero-carbon smart parks and smart buildings. The energy conservation and carbon reduction efforts within the information and communication industry itself comprise four competition categories: Competition Category 4Green data centers. Entries must include elements related to data centers. The competition focuses on green and low-carbon solutions and practical applications in the data center sector, including but not limited to research achievements in green and low-carbon data center technologies, technical application cases, green and low-carbon products, green design/energy-saving renovation plans, and green energy utilization. It covers areas such as server room cooling and heat dissipation, power supply systems, energy-saving and water-saving technologies, energy recycling, IT energy conservation, code optimization for sustainability, and energy consumption monitoring. Competition Category 5Green energy innovation applications in the information and communication industry. This category targets innovative solutions developed by enterprises in the process of adopting green electricity, as well as technological innovations applied in promoting green energy. Examples include solutions where enterprises increase their use of green electricity through methods such as building dedicated transmission lines, conducting bilateral transactions, or purchasing green electricity certificates. It also encompasses integrated applications of lithium batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, new energy storage technologies, and power distribution technologies in green energy promotion, as well as innovative uses like smart photovoltaics. Competition Category 6Co-construction and sharing of communication infrastructure. Entries must incorporate elements of co-construction and sharing, focusing on case studies and advanced application models in this area. This includes innovative practices among industry enterprises in jointly building and sharing resources such as pipelines, poles, optical cables, server rooms, and indoor distribution systems. It also covers two-way open sharing of resources like conduit holes, towers, site locations, and server rooms between the information and communication industry and sectors such as municipal services, transportation, public security, and power generation. Additionally, it involves the large-scale deployment of resource-sharing carriers such as outdoor integrated cabinets and smart street lights. Competition Category 7Green supply chains in the information and communication industry. This category addresses solutions for collaborative manufacturing across the industrial chain and supply chain, as well as demonstrations of green procurement practices. Examples include strengthening research and development in energy-saving and emission-reduction technologies, as well as practical applications where upstream and downstream enterprises work together to design, produce, and use green products. It also involves innovating management mechanisms such as green procurement systems, processes, standards, and testing procedures by considering factors like energy efficiency of equipment and facilities, green manufacturing processes, and product lifespan, thereby promoting the adoption of green and low-carbon products and services.
Registration Method
(1) Participating organizations can register through the official website of the competitionhttp://xinlv.caict.ac.cn/or by scanning the QR code below. After successful registration, download the corresponding entry template (which can be obtained from the website’s document download section after registration) and go to the registration page to submit your project.
(2) Once submitted for review, project materials cannot be modified or deleted. Please ensure all project information is accurate before submitting. (3) The same project cannot be submitted multiple times. Duplicate entries will be removed after duplication checks, with the last submitted version taking precedence.