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Giorgi Rizhvadze
THE ROLE OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE ADOPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Abstract 

In the modern world, the use of renewable energy sources is becoming more important day by day, and this transformation has a significant impact on both developing and transition economies, Georgia is not an exception, which is actively going through all the stages of transformation, transformations and innovation in the world.

Due to its location, Georgia has a great potential in the way of transformation of energy efficiency with the principle of utilization of renewable energy sources. However, today's reality is completely different and Georgia still has only a small part of hydroelectric power plants and has recently begun to use non-traditional renewable energy sources such as wind and solar energy. Utilization of renewable energy sources and increase in generation will be an important step forward in the path of proper distribution of the country's energy resources and market diversification, therefore it is important to use the digitization process correctly in the process of utilizing this potential, which is critically important in the path of economic development of the country.

An important challenge of the modern world is energy efficiency and utilization of renewable energy sources. The introduction of more non-conventional renewable energy will lead to an increase in the competitiveness of specific companies.

In this sense, digitalization works through management software that optimizes processes.

Despite the benefits of investing in renewable energy sources and the digitization process, there are a number of reasons why many businesses refrain from investing, among which we can highlight several reasons: at the initial stage, they are mainly engaged in the optimization of the production process and devote less time to the energy efficiency project.

The EU's environmental objectives require support for digitization, both in electricity production and in the management of interconnected electrical systems.

However, the variability that characterizes renewable energy generation technologies such as wind and photovoltaics makes it necessary to receive, process and transmit information in large volumes and at high speeds. This is where the challenges arise.

We can say that important steps have been taken in Georgia to utilize non-traditional sources of renewable energy in terms of use, and therefore it is important in the way of obtaining energy independence of the country, and taking into account seasonality, the utilization of the potential of solar and wind energy will play a turning role in the way of eliminating the negative balance.