In the wake of energy scarcity in the world, many countries are proposing building an information society with low energy consumption, little pollution and sustainability, so IT supports the development of global energy informationization.
Worldwide, each country is saving energy, improving energy utilization and security guarantee via IT measures. Modern scientific and technological measures can maximize energy utilization so as to guarantee long-term supply.
Informationization plays the following roles in energy industry:
- Guarantee secure energy supply
The Blackout Incident in U.S.A and Canada of 2003 indicates the significance of power supply stability and intelligent power grid management. Secure energy production and secure supply has significance to social and national stability, so each country has strengthened energy security guarantee with modern science and technologies; - Energy Conservation & Efficiency Enhancement
Information communications technology is an important supplementary measure in energy conservation, e.g. improving end-use efficiency, optimizing resource allocation, improving and protecting environment; the ultimate goal is improving efficiency of energy system and conserving energy; - New Energy Development & Application
information technology is needed for control and coordination of switching between different energy systems and different operation models so as to achieve effective usage of old and new energy.