Digitalization—The Engine of Sustainability in the Energy Industry

Florin Mihai, Ofelia Ema Aleca, Andrei Stanciu, Mirela Gheorghe and Mirela Stan
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Florin Mihai: Management Information Systems Department, Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucuresti, Romania
Ofelia Ema Aleca: Management Information Systems Department, Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucuresti, Romania
Andrei Stanciu: Management Information Systems Department, Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucuresti, Romania
Mirela Gheorghe: Management Information Systems Department, Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucuresti, Romania
Mirela Stan: Management Information Systems Department, Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010552 Bucuresti, Romania

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-17

Abstract: The goal of this paper is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature about the sustainability of digitalization in the energy sector in order to capture the main challenges and trends in the transition towards it. The bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature was carried out by interrogating the Scopus database, using a set of keywords considered relevant for the analyzed field and for the goal of the proposed research. The purpose of the study was, on the one hand, the depth of the research into these topics during the 2013–2021 period, in terms of the number of scientific papers, the topic, abstract and keywords associated, the geographical area of origin and the authors’ affiliation and on the other hand, an analysis of the existence of possible links between these topics formulated through three hypotheses. The results obtained reveal the researchers’ concerns for digitalization in the energy sector, the existing correlations between the keywords analyzed and the tendencies registered in the field of digitalization in the energy industry in order to ensure higher sustainability.

Keywords: digitalization; energy; sustainability; industry 4.0; digital technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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