據油氣新聞網站12月23日阿布扎比報道 根據今天在2020年1月世界未來能源峰會之前發布的一份報告，人工智能將是實現可再生能源和可持續發展目標的關鍵技術。

這份名為《人工智能：改變能源和可持續發展的未來》的報告，是基于對人工智能預測影響的綜合文獻綜述，由近70份獨立顧問報告、期刊文章、新聞文章和分析以及政府文件匯編而成。報告表明，人工智能將成為許多行業可持續性改善的共同因素，并成為其他創新的推動者。

普華永道（PwC）目前的預測顯示，到下一個十年年底，將人工智能用于環境應用可能為全球經濟帶來5.2萬億美元的貢獻，同時將溫室氣體排放量減少4%。

在1月14日和15日舉行的阿布扎比可持續發展周主播會議“未來可持續發展峰會”上，其中一個主要議題將是人工智能、大數據和物聯網的進展如何加速可持續發展。

在未來可持續發展峰會期間，與會者可以參加有關技術和可持續發展的精彩演講，如《可再生能源和能效與人工智能和智能電網的會面》和《這都在算法中：人工智能引領我們走向更綠色的星球》。

雖然人工智能領域大多數商業投資的重點主要是創造新的收入或削減運營成本，但《世界未來能源首腦會議報告》中所列的資源指出，可持續性收益往往與財務收益并駕齊驅。重要的是，人工智能有助于回答如何在保持經濟增長的同時減少對環境的影響的問題。

馬斯達爾技術主管亞歷山大·里切爾博士表示：“人工智能有潛力以許多不同的方式加速可持續發展”。

“人工智能可以支持電池存儲等應用，這些應用有助于將風能和太陽能等可變電源更有效地集成到我們的電網中。運行在人工智能算法上的虛擬電廠正在出現，可以改善能源接入和電力交易。”

由于人工智能的使用，諸如自動駕駛等解決方案正在改變移動領域。人工智能還承諾在能源效率方面取得重大進展，尤其是使我們的城市對我們的用電方式作出更大的反應。

里切爾博士補充道：“世界未來能源峰會為研究人工智能對可持續發展的全面影響和參與這一迅速崛起的領域提供了一個無與倫比的全球平臺。”

王磊 摘譯自 油氣新聞

原文如下：

AI key to green energy, sustainable economy: report

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a key enabling technology in achieving renewable energy and sustainability targets, according to a report released today ahead of January’s 2020 World Future Energy Summit.

The report, “Artificial Intelligence: Transforming the Future of Energy and Sustainability,” is based on a comprehensive literature review of AI’s predicted impact – compiled from almost 70 separate consultants’ reports, journal articles, news articles and analysis, and government documents. It shows AI will be the common factor in sustainability improvements across a wide range of industries, acting as the enabler of other innovations.

Current predictions from PwC suggest that by the end of the next decade, using AI for environmental applications could unlock a $5.2 trillion contribution to the global economy, and at the same time reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4 percent.

At the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week’s anchor conference, the Future Sustainability Summit, running on January 14 and 15, a major topic will be how advances in AI, Big Data, and the Internet of Things (IoT) can accelerate sustainable development.

During the Future Sustainability Summit, attendees can attend engaging presentations on technology and sustainability, such as ‘Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Meet AI & Smart Grids’ and ‘It’s All in the Algorithm: Artificial Intelligence Leading Us to a Greener Planet’.

While the focus of most business investments in AI is mainly to generate new revenue or cut operational costs, sources included in the World Future Energy Summit report identified sustainability gains as often going hand in hand with financial benefits. Importantly, AI helps to answer the question of how to reduce our environmental impact, while at the same time maintaining economic growth.

“AI has the potential to accelerate sustainable development in many different ways,” said Dr Alexander Ritschel, head of Technology at Masdar.

“AI can support applications such as battery storage which are helping to integrate variable power sources such as wind and solar more effectively into our electricity grids. Virtual power plants running on AI algorithms are emerging and can improve energy access and electricity trading.

Solutions such as autonomous driving are transforming the mobility sector thanks to the use of AI. AI also promises major advances in energy efficiency by making our cities in particular much more responsive to the way we consume power.

“The World Future Energy Summit provides an unparalleled global platform to examine the full impact of AI on sustainable development and to participate in this rapidly emerging sector,” Dr Ritschel added.