L’Azerbaïdjan mise sur l’IA et les réseaux intelligents pour sa transition énergétique
Fariz Jafarov, du C4IR d'Azerbaïdjan, explique comment l'IA, les réseaux intelligents et l'innovation numérique remodèlent les systèmes énergétiques et accélèrent la transition du pays vers un avenir plus durable.
00:00So the world is changing very fast, but we have to make sure that human is always in the loop.
00:06So human centring technologies are used because those technologies are for humanity.
00:12Humanity is not for the technology.
00:21Hello and welcome to Energy Frontiers, our monthly series examining the evolving dynamics of the global energy sector.
00:29Coming to you from our studio in Baku, Azerbaijan.
00:33This month we explore how AI, smart grids, quantum computing and cross-border infrastructure are reshaping energy systems.
00:41As nations race to decarbonize and scale up investments in renewables, which innovations will define the next era.
00:49In a moment, Fariz Javarov, the head of Azerbaijan's Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, will join me to share his thoughts on the matter.
00:57But first, here's an overview of what's at stake.
01:00As the world shifts towards net zero, new technologies such as AI are playing an increasingly central role in energy systems.
01:09AI can help smooth integration of renewables like solar and wind into the energy mix,
01:15balance decentralized and digitalized power grids,
01:19boost the capacity of transmission lines through smart sensors,
01:23optimize energy flows and manage maintenance more smoothly.
01:28AI will also boost energy efficiency in offices and homes.
01:32However, AI is energy hungry.
01:35Huge data centers use as much power as 100,000 homes
01:39and electricity demand for data centers is forecast to double by 2030.
01:45So how do we make the most of new technology to build a greener and more sustainable energy future?
01:53I'm delighted to say that I'm joined in studio now by Fariz Javarov.
01:57He is the executive director of C4IR Azerbaijan.
02:01It's wonderful to see you today, Fariz.
02:03Thank you so much for your invitation.
02:04Let me start by asking you about the center because it's part of the World Economic Forum's network of C4IR.
02:12Talk to me about the measurable impact of the center since it launched and your goals for the year ahead.
02:17Back in 2016, the head of World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab,
02:21he came up with the idea of forced industrial revolution,
02:24which there are several technologies like artificial intelligence,
02:28Internet of Things, 3D and 4D printing, biotechnologies, nanotechnologies,
02:35and things are integrated with each other and that shapes the whole economy, our life.
02:40Therefore, World Economic Forum created a special center, C4IR,
02:45Center for Force and Industrial Revolution, back in 2017 in San Francisco.
02:50And we became a part of this network in 2021.
02:54So basically, we attract international expertise to Azerbaijan using the network.
02:59We make sure that digital economy is in place.
03:02We help people to gain knowledge and experience in the time of the Force and Industrial Revolution.
03:08We also bring international technologies like adoption in different industries.
03:14We prepare some strategies.
03:16When it comes to AI and advancing technologies,
03:19what are you deploying in Azerbaijan to help improve efficiency, not least in the energy sector?
03:24AI for energy and energy for AI.
03:28There's a paradox in the world.
03:29AI-related data centers may use energy around,
03:34increase the usage of energy around 50% annually.
03:38But at the same time, application of AI can minimize the energy consumption around 60%.
03:45So basically, since the world is growing, technologies are applied in different places.
03:50Sensors are there.
03:52Internet of things are there.
03:54That requires a lot of energy.
03:55But at the same time, those technologies help us to reduce emission of carbon dioxide,
04:02to reduce the cost of labor, cost of production.
04:08So basically, it's a kind of balancing each other.
04:10What are the greatest challenges you're currently facing with this integration and adoption?
04:15And how are you making sure that your strategies and policies, ambitions align with SDGs?
04:20Because technology is changing very fast, it's very difficult to make the regulations and laws aligned with all these changes.
04:30At the same time, we have to make sure that Azerbaijani citizens are ready to foster those technologies in the country.
04:38So we have to equip them with skills, with education, with knowledge, in order to be adaptable to all kinds of changes happening.
04:46As a country, we have several papers and the strategies.
04:51One of them recently adopted and signed by the president about AI strategy.
04:57We have digital development concept and the digital economy development strategies on the way.
05:04So basically, that shows Azerbaijan's vision for adoption of different technologies in different sectors of the economy in upcoming years.
05:15Many nations are discussing the fourth industrial revolution.
05:19Many are still at the pilot stages.
05:21How do you, how does the world move from those small trials to widespread adoption?
05:26So basically, we have started to apply several methodologies, international methodologies, as a pilot project in different sectors,
05:34including industrial 4.0 approach, to understand the gaps of SMEs, small and medium enterprises, to understand their technological readiness,
05:45to understand the institutional readiness, and to understand their business gaps.
05:51Based on that, we developed a digital transformation roadmap, where actually they can apply technologies in order to minimize their cost,
05:58to have predictive analytics, to make decisions based on the data, and at the end, to have a bit around 20%,
06:06so to increase the profit and also to decrease their labor costs.
06:09At the same time, now we are giving special programs for SMEs, and we want to extend this program to more than 650 SMEs by the end of 2030.
06:21Looking ahead to 2035, give me your view of a truly modern economy.
06:27How is it powered, and more importantly, how is it governed?
06:31So basically, the biological, digital, and physical spheres are going very, like, converge to each other faster.
06:40Very soon, we will see smart houses, more than 70% probably.
06:44We will see robots in different sectors, like dark factories.
06:48There is no electricity used in that robots, like lights, but the robots itself will, like, produce different products 24-7, non-stop.
07:01By 2035, it will extend in different areas, like autonomous vehicle, probably e-vehicles, will be around 60-70% usage.
07:11And imagine that if autonomous vehicles are talking to each other, there might be less congestion and traffic jam,
07:22and there will be less emission of the CO2 in different countries.
07:26So the world is changing very fast, but we have to make sure that human is always in the loop.
07:32So human-centric technologies are used, because those technologies are for humanity.
07:38Humanity is not for the technology.
07:40Fariz Javarov, thank you so much for speaking to me today.
07:43We have to leave our conversation there.
07:44Thank you so much.
07:46Well, that wraps up this edition of Energy Frontiers.
07:48But join me again next time from Baku in Azerbaijan.
