Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining traction as a key to unlocking the potential of renewable energy, making it a prime candidate to help power the energy transition.
With this in mind, representatives from Shell and the 91视频 Energy Transition Institute co-hosted the latest installment of UH Energy鈥檚 Critical Issues in Energy Symposium Series, 鈥淎I, Digital Technology and the Future of Energy.鈥�
The symposium, with a keynote from Detlef Hohl, chief scientis over computation and data science at Shell, provided an in-depth look into AI鈥檚 capabilities within the energy marketplace as demonstrated through Shell鈥檚 latest developments.
Hohl noted that AI offers limitless potential as a conduit for the energy transition, as digital-based solutions can be applied to a myriad of energy challenges 鈥� such as carbon capture, wind energy, batteries and more -- thus offering strong opportunities within industry to tackle energy poverty across the world.
鈥淒epending on how you define it, one to two billion people live in energy poverty,鈥� Hohl said. 鈥淭he energy system is becoming more distributed with increasingly diverse energy sources. Digital technology is key to help balance supply and demand for future energy systems.鈥�
Seizing those openings, Hohl said, will be paramount, as energy needs have necessitated the continued development of multiple solutions and sources.
鈥淚n a net-zero emissions world, computational technologies and solutions will be a pillar of energy systems,鈥� Hohl said. 鈥淭he future of energy systems is low-fossil carbon, decentralized and digital.鈥�
Attendees were also able to engage with members of Shell鈥檚 digital team to learn more about what it will take to transform perceptions of energy.
鈥淭he energy transition is a team sport,鈥� said Dan Jeavons, vice president of digitalization and computational science at Shell. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not going to be easy to change behaviors.鈥�