A State-of-Art Review on Energy Internet and Internet of Energy Advancements

Abstract

Energy Internet (EI) is an innovative approach that uses information technology to optimize energy systems’ performance both from the consumer and producer end. In recent years, the issue of security, sustainability, carbon emission, losses, and reliability in energy systems has been a major concern. EI uses information technology to address these issues and also provide a platform for consumers and producers to actively participate in the energy market. In this paper, a state of the art review on the advancement in EI based on recently published high-quality research papers is presented. The developments and key technologies used for EI are highlighted. The current research trend in EI is presented in detail as this paper highlights the research focus and key findings from different studies on EI. From the studies reviewed, it was found that EI is the future of power systems and energy systems. The full integration and implementation of EI will reduce energy loss/wastage and improve energy systems’ reliability/security. The consumers’ ability to trade on different EI platforms will increase the availability of global energy business at micro-levels.