Outlook 2025: Digital in the grand alliance – driving energy technology beyond the transition
Global energy demand keeps rising, and digital technology will play a crucial role in both meeting that demand and doing so in a sustainable way
A few years into the energy transition, meant to be a shift away from oil and gas as the world’s primary energy source, it is clear that we are really experiencing an energy expansion, in which every source of energy will be necessary to meet the world’s growing energy demands.This situation presents a set of interesting challenges that we must address simultaneously. First and foremost, we need to keep our focus on sustainable energy development—making sure that energy is affordable, secure and sustainable for people, for the planet and for the long term. But within that context, we must: Develop and integrate renewables into the mix at a much faster pace Find and champion new sources of e
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