Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates
تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة
The rapid growth of next-generation technologies such as smart grids and responsive energy supply management, energy storage such as battery and thermal, carbon capture solutions, AI, and the Industrial Internet of Things, have the potential to enable the low-carbon clean energy system of the future. The integration of these digital technologies into energy systems can allow for greater energy supply and demand forecasting, better energy efficiency optimisation, and more reliable modelling of transition pathways.
Advances in digital technology capabilities, declining costs and omnipresent connectivity have led to an increase in the adoption of digital technologies and data-driven insights that have the potential to advance new, clean energy solutions, improve energy efficiency and resilience, and reduce emissions. However, with progress comes new challenges; the energy sector must address risks surrounding the potential loss of jobs through process automation, cybersecurity threats and rising energy demand associated with technologies like AI and data management - demand that will quickly outpace available supply and negatively impact the climate without rapid intervention.
As technology solutions continue to flood the market, technologies like AI, IoT, blockchain, and digital twins, all possess great potential to unlock a clean and resilient future energy system. However, the slow-to-adopt nature of the sector combined with legacy IT systems, has slowed down deployment. To fully utilise Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, businesses will need to integrate them into existing systems to achieve technical interoperability necessary to build the energy system of tomorrow.
In the transition to clean energy, critical minerals and rare earth metals bring new challenges to energy security. According to the IEA, the average amount of minerals needed for a new unit of power generation has increased by 50% since 2010. Evolving geopolitical tensions, rising materials demand, and limited supply combined with an imbalanced market have led to rising commodity prices and supply chain disruptions that leave businesses vulnerable. To reduce risk, businesses must look to diversify supply chains, in the short-term, and look to alternative materials and solutions, in the long- term, so that there is less reliance on a limited supply chain.
As the digital landscape evolves at a rapid rate, businesses continue to accelerate their digital transformations through the adoption of AI and other fourth-industrial revolution technologies. While the upsides are clear, businesses must also play a role to ensure their transformations are mutually beneficial for people and the wider society. To ensure their workforce is equipped with essential skills and competencies, leaders must look to training and reskilling of the existing workforce. For the potential of emerging digital technologies to be realised, digitally savy and legacy talent must work collaboratively to share experience and drive business operations forward. At the core of these investments must be a human-centric approach to ensure buy-in from employees, customers, and wider society.
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