Artificial Intelligence Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

Artificial intelligence in Energy and Utilities market size was valued at USD 196.63 billion by 2030 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.3% from 2024 to 2030.The market is driven by the rapid demand for power and dearth of information grid in power generation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is an extent of computer technology that highlights the formation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. The energy and utility sector involves in the production and distribution of energy constitutes of oil and gas, power generation and others. As technologies are getting advanced, the energy and utility sector is experiencing a rapid change in price collision and energy storing technologies. Artificial intelligence creates drastic changes in the energy and utility sectors. The effects of AI technology can be seen in their applications such as smart autonomous grid, energy distribution system and so on. Heavy investment is one of the biggest challenge hindering the growth of this technology in energy and utilities sector. 

Moreover, AI has emerged as a pivotal force in shaping the imminent digital era, with major tech players such as Amazon.com, Inc., Google LLC, Apple Inc., Facebook, International Business Machines Corporation, and Microsoft heavily investing in its research and development. This substantial investment is contributing to the growth of the artificial intelligence market. These industry giants are actively working towards enhancing the accessibility of AI for various enterprise use cases. Furthermore, numerous companies are integrating AI technology to enhance customer experiences and establish a stronger presence in the artificial intelligence industry 4.0. A noteworthy example is McDonald's

One of the key factors propelling the pace of innovation in AI is the widespread availability of historical datasets. As the cost of data storage and retrieval has become more affordable, healthcare institutions and government agencies are making unstructured data accessible to the research domain. This accessibility allows researchers to tap into rich datasets, ranging from historical weather trends to clinical imaging. With next-generation computing architectures and access to extensive datasets, information scientists and researchers are empowered to innovate at an accelerated pace.

The report “Artificial Intelligence Market – Forecast (2024-2030)”, by IndustryARC, covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the Artificial Intelligence Market in Energy and Utilities sector.

By Type – Solutions, Services

By Application – Robotics, Renewables Management, Demand Forecasting, Safety & Security and Infrastructure and Others

By End Use– Energy Generation, Energy Transmission, Energy Distribution, Utilities

By Geography – North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and RoW.

● Deployment of AI into energy sector resulted in drastic changes in the transmogrification of energy in energy sources distribution. AI has brought advancement in the devices for auto detection and other energy infrastructure.

● Both Energy & Utility sectors have proven to be the most innovative in the application of Artificial Intelligence.

● Energy production has been influenced by Artificial Intelligence in more ways than one. For example it helped in optimizing drilling by identifying the right spots of energy resources for drilling.

Demand Forecasting has dominated the Artificial Intelligence Market In Energy & Utilities with a share of 26.9% in 2020 as compared to the other applications due to rising demand for efficiency improvements drive the adoption of AI technology for this application. Artificial intelligence is now deployed in energy and utilities too. Some of the key applications are storage, autonomous grid, failure management, upstream exploration, energy consumption, load forecasting, yield optimizing, predictive maintenance, device management, energy theft. A significant share of companies involved in Energy and Utilities already bestowed training to their employees on AI related and other big data frameworks while the remaining are showing signs of interest to move towards AI.

Artificial Intelligence Market In Energy & Utilities Segment Analysis - By End Use Industry

Due to its intricate data-driven applications, such as text/content or speech recognition, the deep learning segment emerged as a leader in the market, contributing to approximately 36.4% of the global revenue in 2023. Deep learning presents attractive investment opportunities by addressing challenges associated with high volumes of data. For instance, in July , Zebra Medical Vision partnered with TELUS Ventures to enhance the accessibility of its deep learning solutions in North America, extending AI solutions to clinical care settings and new modalities.

Significant investments in artificial intelligence (AI) encompass both machine learning and deep learning, covering AI platforms and cognitive applications. These applications include tagging, clustering, categorization, hypothesis generation, alerting, filtering, navigation, and visualization, facilitating the development of advisory, intelligent, and cognitively enabled solutions. The increasing adoption of cloud-based computing platforms and on-premises hardware for secure data restoration has paved the way for the expansion of analytics platforms. Substantial investments in research and development by key industry players will also play a vital role in driving the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. The NLP segment is anticipated to gain momentum during the forecast period, as it finds widespread use across various industries to better understand client preferences, evolving trends, purchasing behavior, decision-making processes, and more. AI can be integrated with all the cycles of electricity i.e. from generation to transmission and energy distribution to the end users. The autonomous energy grid is the new technology which is self-organized and can control itself by employing advanced AI machine learning techniques, and simulate to create resilient, useful, and affordable optimizing energy systems. NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratories) is working to develop these energy grids that can be optimized for secure, resilient, and economic operations. This technology will change the whole scenario in which the energy is generated and distributed. AI will mark the paradigm shift in energy and utilities market.

 In 2022, North America emerged as the dominant force in the market, commanding a substantial 38% share of the global revenue. This significant presence is a result of favorable government initiatives aimed at fostering the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across diverse industries. Governments in North America are actively investing in AI research and development, establishing dedicated research institutes and centers, and providing funding for various AI-related projects. The application of AI spans multiple sectors, including the enhancement of public safety and transportation, as well as the promotion of innovation in healthcare.

However, APAC is likely to witness highest growth during the forecast period. Artificial Intelligence in Energy and Utilities Market is driven by vast range of energy production in nations like the U.S and Brazil. The key applications in the region include Robotics and Demand forecasting among others.

● Energy and utilities sectors are innovating their products with the help of AI technology. NextEra Energy invested in machine learning based wind projects in U.S. The project is initiated to avoid any power fluctuations in nearby areas. Duke Energy implemented power plants over some areas in the U.S by converging the Industrial IOT and AI system to predict and analyze power failure. There are some other key players, such as Southern Company and Dominion Resources. Southern Company started its project to save energy consumption as they implemented AI system to predict and provide the amount of energy required in specific areas. Dominion Resources are focused towards grid analytics and control with the help of machine learning. These advancements are developing new applications in the energy sector thereby driving the market

Rise of Microgrid Adoption

The rise of Microgrid adoption, especially due to implementation of smart cities will drive the market. The microgrid market is evolving and growing rapidly. Many governmental organizations are investigating the viability of microgrids to enable continuation of service during an emergency or power outage. Emerging with different technologies such as distributed energy resources and blockchain, AI has potential to deliver the active management which is the requirement of the future. Powerful AI will have that much capability to balance grids, demands, negotiate actions, self-healing and facilitating the host of new products and services. Siemens is designing self-sufficient smart autonomous microgrid system in Finland. Currently, the investment on this project is not predicted, but concerning about renewable energy and new technology, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (MEAE) gone through their projects and taken their investments in granted. This rise of microgrid and smart grid will drive the adoption of AI in Energy sector.

Privacy concerns are cropping up as companies feed more and more consumer and vendor data into advanced, AI-fuelled algorithms to create new bits of sensitive information, unbeknownst to affected consumers and employees. This is especially prevalent in the utilities sector, where consumer data collection has been at the forefront in terms of big data challenges. These data privacy concerns will hinder the adoption of AI especially in utilities sector.

Opportunity:

The growing acceptance of artificial intelligence technology among research scientists is driven by its transformative capabilities. 

This trend is expected to persist in the coming years, presenting an opportunity for the expansion of the artificial intelligence market. The technology accelerates data analysis, identifies patterns, and facilitates complex simulations, contributing to breakthroughs across diverse sectors. AI-powered tools streamline repetitive tasks, allowing scientists to focus more on innovation. In various fields, research scientists are increasingly acknowledging the significance and potential of AI in predicting outcomes, uncovering hidden insights, and optimizing experiments. Overall, the scientific community recognizes the role of AI in enhancing research efficiency and fostering new discoveries, fostering a more symbiotic relationship between technology and human expertise.

Product launches, acquisitions, and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Artificial Intelligence Market In Energy & Utilities. The Artificial Intelligence Market In Energy & Utilities is dominated by major companies such as

Microsoft Corporation , Amazon.Com , Inc , IBM Corporation, Alphabet Inc, Salesforce.com, Inc, Baidu, Inc,  NAVIDIA Corporation , Oracle Corporation, Hewlwtt Packard Enterprise Development LP., H2O.ai

● In November 2023, The University of Cambridge, along with Intel Corporation and Dell Technologies announced the implementation of the co-designed fastest AI supercomputer ‘Dawn Phase 1’. Leading technical teams built the supercomputer that mobilize the power of both high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) for solving some of the world’s most critical challenges. This is projected to accelerate the future technology leadership and inward investment into the U.K. technology sector.

● Enlitic unveiled the most recent version of its platform, Enlitic Curie, in March 2023. This platform is designed to simplify workflow management for radiology departments. Within the platform, Curie|ENDEX utilizes natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision for the analysis and processing of medical images. Additionally, Curie|ENCOG harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and safeguard Protected Health Information.

● In April 2023, H2O.ai disclosed a strategic collaboration with GeoTechnologies, a Japan-based provider specializing in map data and location information solutions for vehicle navigation systems. Utilizing H2O.ai's H2O AI Cloud, GeoTechnologies has successfully crafted an AI-powered platform. This innovative platform employs on-board camera footage to assess and enhance sidewalk safety.