How Digital Transformation Is Enabling The Energy Transition

Learn about what is causing the energy transition and how digital transformation can accelerate net zero

What you'll learn

Understand what the energy transition is and what is causing it

Understand what digital transformation is and how it enables the energy transition

Explore the impacts of digital transformation across the energy transition value chain

Review case studies and real-world examples to understand how this all works in practice

Requirements

You do not require prior knowledge of the energy transition or digital transformation

Description

This course provides an introduction to how digital transformation is enabling the energy transition. It is intended for all levels and you do not have to have previous experience of the energy transition or digital transformation to benefit from the course content.You will learn about the key concepts, including what is causing the energy transition and the relationship with digital transformation. You will review key technology clusters, review key climate and economic data and also real world case studies of how digital transformation can accelerate the energy transition to bring the concepts to life. The course includes:- An overview of key concepts including the energy transition and digital transformation and how they relate to one another- An explanation of the drivers of the energy transition that will help you to explain why this global trend is happening- Introduction to some of the key digital technologies that are most impactful on the energy transition, including foundational, enabling, sensing and decision making technology- Several real world case studies to bring the concepts to life across Renewables, Nuclear, Networks and Retail energy- A summary of the key strategic challenges and opportunities for digital transformation & the energy transition and a view of what the future might hold

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Concepts

Lecture 2 Concepts

Section 3: Drivers

Lecture 3 Lecture 3: Drivers

Lecture 4 What the data tells us: Climate and Digital

Lecture 5 What the data tells us: Electrification and Politics & Policy in action

Section 4: Key technologies

Lecture 6 Technology clusters overview & Technology Cluster 1: Foundational

Lecture 7 Technology Cluster 2: Enabling and Technology Cluster 3: Sensing

Lecture 8 Technology Cluster 4: Decisions

Section 5: Case Studies

Lecture 9 Value chain and the value potential of digital transformation

Lecture 10 Case Studies: Iberdrola and Hinckley Point C

Lecture 11 Case Studies: National Grid and Octopus Energy

Section 6: The Future

Lecture 12 Overview and Challenges for digital transformation in the energy transition

Lecture 13 Opportunities for digital transformation in the energy transition

Anyone seeking to understand the relationship between the energy transition and digital transformation