Digitalization in Energy Production, Distribution, and Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review

For this study, we conducted a systematic review of the literature on digitalization in energy production, distribution, and consumption over a sufficiently long period in order to reveal the trends and particularities of this phenomenon at the sectoral level. For the systematic review of the litera...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 4; p. 1960
Main Authors Simion, Cezar-Petre, Verdeș, Cătălin-Alexandru, Mironescu, Alexandra-Andreea, Anghel, Florin-Gabriel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2023
Subjects
Alternative energy
Carbon dioxide
Collaboration
digitalization
Digitization
distribution and consumption
Economic growth
Electric power distribution
Emissions
Empowerment
energy
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Energy industry
Fossil fuels
Infrastructure
Innovations
Literature reviews
Natural resources
production
Public services
Supply chains
Technology application
Total energy systems (On-site electric power production)
Romania
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Summary:For this study, we conducted a systematic review of the literature on digitalization in energy production, distribution, and consumption over a sufficiently long period in order to reveal the trends and particularities of this phenomenon at the sectoral level. For the systematic review of the literature, representative articles on the subject indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases were selected using the PRISMA 2020 flow diagram. As a result of the systematic review of the literature, a significant number of articles on the subject of digitalization in the energy sector were found—both over the entire period considered and especially in the last five years—indicating the magnitude of the digitalization process in this field. The impacts of digitalization in the energy production, distribution, and consumption sectors materialized in the aspects of health, safety, and environmental improvement; process improvements; and cost reductions. The most important technologies used in the digitalization process include data mining and machine learning, smart grid/smart metering/smart home, Internet of Things, cybersecurity, and automation solutions (e.g., robotics, drones, and distribution automation).
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ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en16041960