The Intelligence Layer: How AI Is Rewiring the Global Energy Transition — eBook

Description

AI Is Rewiring Energy. Will You Be Ready?

The energy industry is changing faster than traditional business models can keep up.

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool for forecasting or analyzing data. It is becoming an intelligence layer that connects renewable generation, battery energy storage, virtual power plants and electricity networks.

The question is no longer whether AI will transform energy. It is whether you will understand the transformation early enough to act on it.

The Intelligence Layer: How AI Is Rewiring the Global Energy Transition, written by Dr. Veronika Shabunko and Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, is a strategic guide to the emerging relationship between artificial intelligence and the global energy system.

Designed for engineers, energy professionals, business leaders and innovators, the book explains where AI is being applied, how these applications work and what they mean for the future of the energy industry.

What You’ll Discover Inside

AI in Solar Energy

Explore how artificial intelligence is changing solar forecasting, performance monitoring, fault detection and the management of solar assets.

AI in Wind Energy

Understand how predictive maintenance, advanced analytics and AI-driven optimization can support wind turbine performance and operations.

AI in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Discover how intelligent battery systems can improve operational decisions, manage degradation, forecast market opportunities and support energy storage dispatch.

Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) and Distributed Energy Resources

Learn how software and AI can coordinate batteries, solar systems, flexible loads and other distributed energy resources to create new value for electricity markets.

AI in Smart Grids

Examine how artificial intelligence supports electricity forecasting, grid operations and decision-making as power systems become more complex.

Frontier Technologies and Emerging Opportunities

Explore emerging innovations, the convergence of energy and digital technologies, and the next generation of intelligent energy systems.

More Than a Technology Overview

This book connects technology with business strategy.

Through real-world examples, industry analysis and executive takeaways, it helps readers understand the relationship between AI capabilities, energy applications and commercial opportunities.

Rather than teaching AI programming, it provides a practical foundation for evaluating technologies, asking more informed questions and participating confidently in conversations about the future of energy.

Who Should Read This Book?

• Energy professionals and engineers seeking to understand how AI is being applied across energy technologies.
• Business developers and strategists identifying emerging markets, business models and competitive opportunities.
• Executives and decision-makers evaluating the implications of AI for their organizations.
• Investors and innovators exploring technologies and companies shaping the energy transition.
• Students and researchers looking for an accessible, cross-sector view of AI in energy.

The Next Energy Advantage Is Intelligence

For decades, progress in energy was measured through larger projects, better equipment and lower costs.

The next competitive advantage may increasingly depend on how intelligently energy assets can be operated, coordinated and optimized.

Understand the technology. Recognize the opportunities. Prepare for what’s next.

The Intelligence Layer helps you see the bigger picture of how AI is reshaping the global energy transition.

Solar, wind, batteries, virtual power plants and electricity grids are entering a new era. Artificial intelligence is changing how energy is generated, managed, stored and traded.

Understanding energy technology is no longer enough. The next competitive advantage comes from understanding how AI transforms it.

The Intelligence Layer: How AI Is Rewiring the Global Energy Transition bridges the gap between energy expertise and artificial intelligence.

Written by Dr. Veronika Shabunko and Professor Seeram Ramakrishna, this book explores how AI is reshaping six critical areas of the energy transition, drawing on real-world applications, industry developments and strategic analysis.

Inside the book, you’ll discover:

– How AI is transforming solar energy and wind power operations.
– How intelligent battery energy storage systems (BESS) improve forecasting, asset management and dispatch decisions.
– How virtual power plants (VPPs) coordinate distributed energy resources.
– How AI helps electricity grids manage growing complexity.
– Which emerging AI and energy technologies deserve attention.
– How the Intelligence Layer is changing business models, investment decisions and competitive advantage.

Who is this book for?

Energy professionals, engineers, business leaders, investors, and innovators who want to understand AI’s practical applications in the energy sector without becoming AI developers themselves.

The energy transition is becoming an intelligence transition.

Learn how the technologies connect, where the opportunities are emerging and what the changes could mean for your industry.