Innovative development of China' energy models in digital economy era

Authors

Junlian GAO, School of Management, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China; Xiangjiang Laboratory, Changsha 410205, China
Bo ZHANG, School of Management, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Guosheng ZHANG, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, PetroChina, Beijing 100083, China
He LIU, National Key Laboratory for Green Mining of Multi-resource Collaborative Continental Shale Oil, Daqing 163712, China

Keywords

energy models, energy strategy, digital technology, digital economy

Document Type

Policy & Management Research

Abstract

In the era of the digital economy, the explosive growth of massive data and emerging technologies has brought new opportunities and challenges to the development of energy models. This study is grounded in the historical context and current trends of energy model development, revisits the basic connotations of energy models and their narrow and broad distinctions, and analyzes the latest research progress and technological frontiers of both types of models from a global perspective. Focusing on domestic practices, it clarifies the urgent needs for China’s energy model development in the digital economy era, including achieving independent innovation, aligning with national conditions, serving the “dual carbon” strategy, and accelerating the empowerment of digital technology. Meanwhile, this area also faces several challenges such as insufficient digital processing capabilities, barriers to data sharing that need to be overcome, and increased difficulty in model theoretical and technological innovation. From the perspectives of enhancing the integrated capability of energy models, constructing a discipline system of energy models with Chinese characteristics, improving the reliability, practicality, and flexibility of energy models, and accelerating talent cultivation and development in the energy model field, it is proposed that relevant suggestions for promoting the development and innovative application of China’s energy models in the context of the digital economy.

First page

1336

Last Page

1347

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

GAO, Junlian; ZHANG, Bo; ZHANG, Guosheng; and LIU, He (2024) "Innovative development of China' energy models in digital economy era," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 39 : Iss. 8 , Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20230430002
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol39/iss8/5