Industrial Transformation
Climate protection and sustainability are the foremost tasks of today. Industry has a special role to play here, as it can make a significant contribution to improving the livelihoods of current and future generations through economic, ecological and socially responsible action. In order to be able to carry out the transformation effectively, efficiently and as quickly as possible, a seamless digitalization of energy industry processes is necessary.
Decarbonization requires Digitalization
To achieve their sustainability goals, most companies rely on digital technologies that enable efficient, resource-saving and climate-friendly business operations. Digital technologies can contribute significantly to reducing CO2 emissions. Above all, digitalization reveals its full ecological potential where it fundamentally changes the present: Lifestyles and consumption patterns, economic activity and the organization of energy systems, cities and transport.
Digitalization is not a collection of individual technologies
The real impact comes from the interaction of different technologies, e.g., when intelligent software networks and controls various hardware components.
Digital Technologies and Sustainability
Digital technologies optimize supply chains and at the same time enable the conservation of resources. Blockchain technology already supports global trade in numerous applications. Many companies permit customers to have operate network along the entire supply chain –based on an open and neutral blockchain platform. This enables international verification of sustainable supply and value chains, and manufacturer data can be reliably and forgery-proof documented. Artificial intelligence can make a significant contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gases, for example, by supporting precise manufacturing with forecasts or saving material in design and construction.
The Drivers of Industrial Transformation
Decarbonization and digitalization are megatrends that will force sectors and industries to undergo structural change and fundamentally alter traditional business models. Both megatrends complement each other and offer unimagined economic opportunities in the future. New technologies, new concepts, new industries and new goods are in demand worldwide.
Leading companies such as Siemens, PhoenixContact, Harting, Weidmüller, Beckhoff, Rittal, Microsoft, SAP, Emerson and Huawei have recognized the opportunities and will demonstrate at HANNOVER MESSE which digital services and system solutions they offer in order to operate in a resource-saving and thus sustainable manner through increased efficiency.
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Climate protection through digital building technologies
According to a Bitkom study from 2020, CO2 emissions can be reduced by 120 million tonnes in 2030 compared to 2019 if there is consistent and accelerated digitalisation in industrial manufacturing as well as mobility and buildings. This corresponds to almost half of the necessary savings of 262 million tonnes that Germany must achieve for its self-imposed climate target in 2030.
Key role in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions
The strategy consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG), together with the VDMA, has determined the greenhouse gas emissions of 14 sectors and analysed how these can be reduced through the use of state-of-the-art technologies. The results can be read in the study "For Machinery Makers, Green Tech Creates Green Business". If machinery manufacturers offer their industrial customers green technologies and promote the switch, the 35 gigatonnes (Gt) of emissions in industry can be reduced by up to 86 per cent, or the equivalent of 30 Gt.
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