Applied Energy

Artificial intelligence and IoT in energy systems

The global energy industry faces fundamental changes in the way it generates, sells and distributes energy. And some contradictions in the reaction appear. There is strong pressure to improve resilience and, at the same time, reduce CO2 emissions. Therefore, methods must be found to manage the growing production of electricity from renewable sources of energy which are unpredictable and dependent on the eccentricity of local weather or even on the global climate front when we think about the impacts of climate change. Artificial intelligence (AI) could be a very useful and even powerful tool for meeting these needs. And, we will see more and more AI applications in the energy sector. Notably, maximizing the growth of green, low-carbon electricity generation through optimal energy storage management is an artificial intelligence application that will have a potentially huge long-term impact.