Publication detail
COVID-19 pandemic facilitating energy transition opportunities
Klemeš, J.J. Fan, Y.V. Jiang, P.
English title
COVID-19 pandemic facilitating energy transition opportunities
Type
journal article in Web of Science
Language
en
Original abstract
This perspective paper has been suggesting and discussing some of the energy transition opportunities facilitated by COVID‐19 pandemics. A strong base in a cluster of innovative technologies is expected. They have been spread out of distance meeting and learning, massive home office use, the growing popularity of e‐shopping, raise in e‐socialising, related to this intensifying the data transmissions as 5G and considering 6G, urban and sanitary reforms, remote and robotic health monitoring and even treatment, related preference to shortening the commuting, intelligent traffic control, strengthening to favour self‐driving autonomous vehicles, advanced digital manufacturing challenging remote and distance production operating, remote construction and building as remote drilling, automated waste management collection and treatment, and also applications of novel ways for deliveries as, for example, drone. Each of them is having some pros and cons related to energy consumptions. Are the beneficial features able to offset its own energy consumption and the rebound effects of increasing demand?
English abstract
This perspective paper has been suggesting and discussing some of the energy transition opportunities facilitated by COVID‐19 pandemics. A strong base in a cluster of innovative technologies is expected. They have been spread out of distance meeting and learning, massive home office use, the growing popularity of e‐shopping, raise in e‐socialising, related to this intensifying the data transmissions as 5G and considering 6G, urban and sanitary reforms, remote and robotic health monitoring and even treatment, related preference to shortening the commuting, intelligent traffic control, strengthening to favour self‐driving autonomous vehicles, advanced digital manufacturing challenging remote and distance production operating, remote construction and building as remote drilling, automated waste management collection and treatment, and also applications of novel ways for deliveries as, for example, drone. Each of them is having some pros and cons related to energy consumptions. Are the beneficial features able to offset its own energy consumption and the rebound effects of increasing demand?
Keywords in English
COVID-19; emerging opportunities; energy; energy efficiency pros and cons; pandemic and post-pandemic
Released
30.09.2020
Publisher
WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA
Location
WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA
ISSN
0363-907X
Volume
3
Number
45
Pages from–to
3457–3463
Pages count
7
BIBTEX
@article{BUT168301,
author="Jiří {Klemeš} and Yee Van {Fan},
title="COVID-19 pandemic facilitating energy transition opportunities",
year="2020",
volume="3",
number="45",
month="September",
pages="3457--3463",
publisher="WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA",
address="WILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA",
issn="0363-907X"
}