H Energy, a renewable energy platform company, has unveiled a "one-stop solar power plant installation" service powered by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent. The company said it aims to drive renewable energy production equivalent to the output of a single nuclear power plant using the AI agent.
H Energy CEO Ham Il-han announced the new business at a press conference held Tuesday at Haeun Building in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Founded in 2018, H Energy operates the renewable energy investment platform "Mohat," the solar plant management platform "Solar On Care," the solar rooftop leasing platform "Solar Share," and the corporate solar electricity direct-purchase platform "Solar Share Baro."
The company newly introduced "Helios," an AI agent that can be used across its renewable energy platforms. Helios is designed to automate the entire lifecycle of solar power plant installation. It significantly reduces human intervention in site selection, design, documentation, and plant operation and management for solar panel installations.
"According to government estimates, installing solar panels on rooftops across the country could generate 52 gigawatts (GW) of electricity, but the problem is that the process — from finding rooftops to investing in and operating plants — is complicated," Ham said. "H Energy aims to solve the renewable energy supply problem by aggregating rooftops nationwide."
As Ham noted, H Energy's Helios focuses on lowering the barriers to solar power plant installation. When a user searches and enters the address of a building where they want to install solar panels, the AI locates the building's rooftop on an online map and proposes a panel design. The AI analyzes the building's orientation and roof structure to create a solar panel layout that secures optimal power generation, using the 3D design software CAD.
AI is also utilized in the permit preparation process after design is completed. Helios recognizes the different document formats required by each local government and drafts customized documents for each agency. "Installing solar power plants requires expertise, so specialized installation companies charge for on-site inspection, plant structural design, and plant installation services all together," Ham said. "By contrast, Helios automates on-site inspection and design, so clients only need to outsource the plant installation work." H Energy added that Helios can also monitor solar plants for malfunctions in real time, reducing the burden of operation and management.
"Our goal this year is to exceed 1 GW in the scale of renewable energy managed through H Energy's platform, which is equivalent to the renewable energy output of a single nuclear power plant," Ham said. "We aim to generate 162.7 billion won ($113 million) in revenue and 14.6 billion won ($10 million) in operating profit this year, and to surpass 400 billion won ($278 million) in revenue by 2028."
