Challenge and trend on energy digitalization

Digital technologies permeate modern life, affecting everything from the way we work and travel, to the way we live and play. Energy digitalization promises to help improve the safety, efficiency, sustainability, and productivity of the global energy system. The digital energy system of the future may be able to identify who needs energy and deliver it to the right place, at the right time, and at the lowest cost. Digitalization is not only improving the flexibility, robustness, and accessibility of energy systems, but also raising attention to the security from artificial intelligence (AI)–driven energy, carbon neutrality from energy ecosystems, the transition from the industrial revolutions 4.0 to 5.0, the emerging signs of supersmart society 5.0, and so on. This chapter seeks to provide readers with a clearer understanding of what digitalization means for energy—shining a light on both its enormous potential and its most pressing challenges.