Social Innovation for the Sustainability

NOTES AND COLLABORATIONS

THE DIGITAL FUTURE OF THE ENERGY SECTOR

Beatriz Crisóstomo Merino y María Luz Cruz Aparicio

Digitalisation presents an opportunity for transformation in the energy sector, acting as a lever for a more sustainable and decarbonised energy model. The integration of digital technologies and initiatives will help electricity companies to overcome the current challenges of the sector, facilitating the development of smart grids, the increase of renewables, decentralised generation and energy efficiency, as well as covering the needs of the new profile of the digital customer, who has taken on a leading role.

To this end, companies are developing new business models, incorporating new products and redesigning their competitive strategies. Likewise, they are immersed in an integral change, the development of a corporate culture that allows the introduction of digitalisation throughout the organisation. To achieve this, it will be essential to promote internal talent, as well as the creation of an open innovation ecosystem, with companies, universities, etc., promoting quality education, which will allow the needs of people and society to be understood.

Specifications

  • Number: 4
  • Year: 2021
  • DOI: 10.36852/2695-4427_2021_04.12