AI in the energy sector: Empowering Europe’s energy future
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing, transforming
industries across Europe. The European Union's AI Continent Action
Plan
[https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/ai-continent_en]
aims to position Europe as a global leader in AI development. In the
energy sector, AI is transforming infrastructure to boost efficiency,
resilience, and sustainability. The European Commission is advancing
digitalisation and AI development of Europe’s energy systems, with
one of the key initiatives being the provision of high-quality, and
real-time data. 

The Common European Energy Data Space
[https://energy.ec.europa.eu/publications/common-european-energy-data-space_en]
(CEEDS) is an initiative from the European Commission that aims to
create a secure, interoperable, and standardised framework for sharing
energy-related data across borders and sectors. By providing access to
large volumes of energy data - from electricity consumption to energy
production data for wind turbines and solar panels - open data enables
AI to perform comprehensive analyses and make smart decisions. These
improvements enable growth in the energy sector by leading to better
management of renewable energy sources, more efficient energy use, and
enhanced grid performance.

One of the projects leveraging the robust data infrastructure
established by the CEEDS is the AI-EFFECT [https://ai-effect.eu/]
Project which aims to improve access to the tools and facilities
needed for developing, testing, and validating AI solutions in the
energy sector. By creating Testing and Experimentation Facilities
[https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101172952] across Europe,
AI-EFFECT's objective is to ensure that AI technologies are rigorously
tested and validated in real-world conditions. This fosters a more
resilient and adaptive energy infrastructure.

Do you want to learn more about the energy sector? Watch our last
year’s CEEDS webinar
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDzJPwJreU&t=2036s] at
the data.europa academy [https://data.europa.eu/en/academy] or
explore datasets on data.europa.eu [https://data.europa.eu/] to dive
into the world of open data and its role in enabling smarter, greener
energy solutions.

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Publication Date/Time
2025-04-28T08:00:00+00:00
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