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In conversation: how AI can optimise energy use and aid the green transition

Kris Cooper

10–12 minutes

Finning’s Kelly Cole unpacks the role of AI in the clean energy transition, covering risks, challenges and grid stability.

GlobalData estimates the overall AI marketwill be worth $383.3bn by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 21% from 2022. Credit: metamorworks via Shutterstock.

With hundreds of the world’s climate scientists reported to be expecting global temperature rises of at least 2.5°C, well above the internationally agreed target of 1.5C, the need for clean energy and to reduce reliance on fossil fuels is more pressing than ever.

Kelly Cole, general manager of plant distribution and power systems company Finning UK & Ireland, believes that AI can be used to ease the transition to clean energy by optimising the use and storage of energy from renewable sources.

Speaking to Energy Monitor, Cole highlighted how some organisations are already optimising energy usage with AI and stressed the need for human oversight and robust cybersecurity for the technology.