Energy transition
Although energy transition is a new term in energy literature, this issue is not related to the present time and is a current throughout human life.
An example of this transition happened in the industrial revolution (from 1760 to about 1820 to 1840) and with the steam engine. The use of the steam engine, instead of human power and animal power, not only led to the development of economic activities, but also brought the world’s energy system into a new phase.
In general, creating long-term structural changes in the energy system is called energy transition. Although today, the term green energy transition emphasizes the use of renewable energies, the general concept of energy transition goes beyond renewable energies.
Energy transition currently means moving from systems based on fossil fuels to more efficient systems with less carbon emissions. For the transition to more efficient systems, it is necessary to pay attention to the management of energy consumption through the improvement of energy performance.
In order to transition to systems with less carbon emissions, in addition to renewable energies and the use of equipment with higher energy efficiency, it is necessary to pay attention to decarbonization and hydrogen (green) technologies in the energy roadmap.
The World Economic Forum uses an index called energy transition to measure the energy transition of each country. This index, which is expressed as a percentage, consists of two main parts, each of which has independent subcategories:
First part – system performance
In this section, criteria in three areas
1⃣ economic growth and development,
2⃣ Safe and secure access to energy and
3. Environmental sustainability
are taken into account.
The second part – preparation
The criteria that are considered in this section are:
1. Regulations and political commitment.
2⃣ financial resources and investment,
3⃣ The structure of the energy system,
4⃣ Institutions and governance,
5⃣ Infrastructures and innovative business environment and
6. Consumer participation and human capital.
The attached figure shows the latest status of the energy transition index atlas, according to the 2023 report of the World Economic Forum.
As expected, countries with advanced economies scored the highest. Sweden has gained the most points with 78.5 points. Iran ranks 92nd among 120 countries with a score of 4.50. Iran’s score for the first part (system performance) is 6.61 and for the second part (transition readiness) is 6.33, which shows that Iran is not yet ready for the energy transition.
Sources:
wikipedia.org
weforum.org
Author: Seyed Ahsan Marashi, energy expert
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