Accelerating energy digitisation policies and plans in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal
Romanian Journal of Information Technology and Automatic Control
ISSN
1220-1758
Date Issued
2020-09-30
Author(s)
Rotaru, Cătălina-Maria
DOI
10.33436/v30i3y202003
Abstract
This year the evolution of the strategy and plans implementation in order to combat climate
change through energy efficiency measures has been confronted with a new challenge, namely the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic in all areas of life. At a time when the expansion of IoT use through platforms to
monitor, scale and optimise processes specific to urban agglomerations and industrial centres, the digitisation
of the energy sector has acquired a new dimension and a central place in the sphere of priorities for the
coagulation of the financial efforts. The article presents the status of the implementation of this objective
prior to the pandemic period, the new conditions and priorities imposed on the basis of changes in electricity
consumption and the opportunities for the development of IoT-based systems for the energy sector. At
present, some of the major challenges to be addressed to smart technologies are: accelerating the pace of deployment, achieving the mix of energy from traditional and renewable sources, securing energy systems
and networks in order to resist in the situation of potential variable energy flows or cyber attacks.
change through energy efficiency measures has been confronted with a new challenge, namely the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic in all areas of life. At a time when the expansion of IoT use through platforms to
monitor, scale and optimise processes specific to urban agglomerations and industrial centres, the digitisation
of the energy sector has acquired a new dimension and a central place in the sphere of priorities for the
coagulation of the financial efforts. The article presents the status of the implementation of this objective
prior to the pandemic period, the new conditions and priorities imposed on the basis of changes in electricity
consumption and the opportunities for the development of IoT-based systems for the energy sector. At
present, some of the major challenges to be addressed to smart technologies are: accelerating the pace of deployment, achieving the mix of energy from traditional and renewable sources, securing energy systems
and networks in order to resist in the situation of potential variable energy flows or cyber attacks.