Digitalization in Energy Production, Distribution, and Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review

Cezar-Petre Simion (), Cătălin-Alexandru Verdeș, Alexandra-Andreea Mironescu and Florin-Gabriel Anghel
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Cezar-Petre Simion: Department of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 6 Piața Romană, 010374 Bucharest, Romania
Cătălin-Alexandru Verdeș: Department of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 6 Piața Romană, 010374 Bucharest, Romania
Alexandra-Andreea Mironescu: Department of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 6 Piața Romană, 010374 Bucharest, Romania
Florin-Gabriel Anghel: Department of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 6 Piața Romană, 010374 Bucharest, Romania

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 4, 1-30

Abstract: For this study, we conducted a systematic review of the literature on digitalization in energy production, distribution, and consumption over a sufficiently long period in order to reveal the trends and particularities of this phenomenon at the sectoral level. For the systematic review of the literature, representative articles on the subject indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases were selected using the PRISMA 2020 flow diagram. As a result of the systematic review of the literature, a significant number of articles on the subject of digitalization in the energy sector were found—both over the entire period considered and especially in the last five years—indicating the magnitude of the digitalization process in this field. The impacts of digitalization in the energy production, distribution, and consumption sectors materialized in the aspects of health, safety, and environmental improvement; process improvements; and cost reductions. The most important technologies used in the digitalization process include data mining and machine learning, smart grid/smart metering/smart home, Internet of Things, cybersecurity, and automation solutions (e.g., robotics, drones, and distribution automation).

Keywords: energy; digitalization; production; distribution and consumption (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: 2023
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