32 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Electricity has improved our standards of living since its invention more than two hundred years ago. However, the transformative changes that increased electrification will bring over the next 30 years, supporting sustainability, will go beyond anything we’ve seen before. Analysis comparing recent studies of the evolution of the total world energy system shows that global electricity consumption will more than double from 20% (today) to over 40% of total energy demand by 2050. Certain regions of the world will go far beyond this level of electrification. In Ireland alone the Government Climate Action Plan 2021 target is to increase the proportion of renewable electricity to up to 80% by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Three building blocks are stacking up to deliver this carbon-neutral electric future: • connecting larger volumes of renewables such as wind, solar and hydro; • electrifying the world’s transportation, building and industrial sectors; and • where direct electrification is either not efficient or impossible, introducing complementary and sustainable energy carriers, such as green hydrogen. Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is championing the urgency of a clean energy transition through innovation and collaboration – towards a carbon-neutral future. Hitachi Energy in Ireland, formerly ABB Power Grids, serves customers in the utility, industry, transport and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible, and secure whilst balancing social, environmental, and economic value. Our customers rely upon our highly skilled local team in Ireland and our advanced solutions to plan, build, operate, optimize, and maintain their power infrastructure, whilst increasing overall flexibility and resilience. Our solutions enable the safe, reliable, and efficient integration, transmission and distribution of bulk and distributed energy generated from conventional and renewable sources. To deliver maximum value, we have organized our operations around four global Business Units – Grid Automation, Grid Integration, High Voltage Products and Transformers. • Grid Automation: Our Grid Automation hardware, software and services portfolio unites deep domain knowledge and innovative technologies that enable customers across the globe to optimize the critical systems that power, move, and connect us. Our digitalization solutions are cost effective, agile, and innovative, delivering control, visibility, and stability for increasingly complex systems. Through digitalization we can improve reliability and resiliency and enable a wide range of sustainable choices. • Grid Integration: Our Grid Integration portfolio spans a wide range of transmission and substation applications, Luceco Introducing Hitachi Energy
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