Siemens highlights digitalization for decarbonization
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has released a new report, Digital Transformation, Sustainable Returns: The New Pathway of Infrastructure, based on a survey of 650 senior executives.
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Switzerland, Zug: Siemens Smart Infrastructure has released a new report, Digital Transformation, Sustainable Returns: The New Pathway of Infrastructure, based on a survey of 650 senior executives. It explores how digitalization can drive decarbonization and transform global infrastructure in energy, buildings, and industrial operations. The findings highlight the potential of smart infrastructure to enhance sustainability through resource efficiency and collaboration. However, untapped potential remains, particularly in harnessing data-driven operations.
Insights include the role of digitalization in enabling sustainable infrastructure, the importance of accurate data for decision-making, and technologies expected to have the greatest impact. Respondents identified the benefits of adopting digital platforms as scalability, cost and time efficiency, faster implementation, reliability, and interoperability.
“Digitalization is a powerful enabler of sustainability, and decarbonizing our buildings, grids, and infrastructure is within reach with solutions that exist today. For example, with IoT driving down the cost of smart building technologies, we can connect systems, reduce energy use, and unlock massive savings. The solutions exist, the savings are clear, there is no reason not to act now,” said Thomas Kiessling, CTO of Siemens Smart Infrastructure.
The survey reveals the role of digital technologies in reducing carbon footprints, optimizing resource use, and integrating renewables. 55% of respondents see significant potential for digitalization in decarbonizing their operations, but 45% perceive little or no such potential, indicating a gap in understanding the connection between digitalization and sustainability.
Data availability remains a challenge. Many respondents report insufficient data in areas like emissions (44%), plant performance (46%), and energy consumption (30%). If data is available, many organizations struggle to integrate and analyze it effectively.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most promising technology, with 33% of respondents expecting it to have the greatest impact on decarbonization within three years. Other solutions include IoT, digital twins, smart grids, and edge technologies, already contributing to emission reductions.
Source: Siemens AG
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