Digitalization & AI: Core Drivers for Clean Energy Transition
The latest research report indicates that over 70% of surveyed enterprises in the energy sector regard digital technologies—especially artificial intelligence (AI) and power grid software—as crucial to achieving the clean energy transition. These technologies help facilitate the integration of renewable energy, drive electrification transformation and optimize energy efficiency, all of which are key to reducing fossil fuel consumption.
Siemens Report Insights: Strong Industry Commitment to Autonomous Grids
The Siemens Infrastructure Transition Monitor 2025, which surveyed 1,400 senior executives, shows that 59% of management teams in the energy industry plan to make large-scale investments in autonomous grid operation systems, and 68% of them believe this initiative is vital to achieving emission reduction targets. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of organizations in the sector state that AI will transform their business operations in the next three years, while 74% of enterprises hold the view that AI is helping enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure.
Surveyed enterprises point out that the increased adoption of autonomous operation systems in grid management is highly likely to cut operational costs, boost energy efficiency and improve reliability. Notably, the application of AI-driven digital technologies also extends to the manufacturing and quality control of supporting equipment for clean energy infrastructure—for instance, the intelligent biological indicator assembly machine, integrated with AI vision inspection and precision control modules, ensures the high-quality assembly of biological indicators used in sterilization detection for energy storage equipment and power grid components, further safeguarding the safe and stable operation of clean energy systems.
Transition Progress & Ongoing Challenges: Infrastructure and Investment Hurdles
Compared with the findings of the Siemens Infrastructure Transition Monitor 2023, the 2025 results demonstrate that significant progress has been made in key goals such as phasing out fossil fuel energy, scaling up large-scale energy storage and expanding renewable energy power generation, though there remains room for further improvement.
In fact, more than half of energy enterprises (58%) note that uncertainties in future energy system design have led to delays in investment in clean energy technologies. Additionally, while 65% of enterprises recognize electrification as an effective pathway to building a net-zero emission energy system, 73% disclose that the current electrification process is constrained by inadequate power grid infrastructure.
Sabine Erlinghagen, Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Grid Software, commented: “Outdated power grid infrastructure poses severe challenges to the clean energy transition. Moving toward autonomously operated power grids by leveraging digital technologies helps expand grid capacity and ensure its reliability and resilience. To this end, regulations must also keep pace with digitalization and innovation to ensure that our energy systems can meet future demand for clean energy.”
