Upcoming Transitions in the Energy Sector and Their Impact on Corporations Strategies ()
ABSTRACT
An analysis is presented on a set of enabling technologies which are opening new routes for energy
conversion and consumption. This portfolio of innovations is complemented by a new framework
in hydrocarbon production. This integration yields an optimization of energy uses that can
result in lower greenhouse gases emissions and expand the lifecycle of current available resources.
These options are confronted with the need for higher quantities of energy, at affordable costs in
order to maintain the economic development. The conclusion is that there are no contradictions
among the general objectives in global energy policy and the goals of corporations. Companies can
take advantage of their previous expertise to remain competitive, but have to further develop new
skills to operate in a new energy sector that is likely to be highly interlinked; evolving for the previous
model that had markets segmented by specialty. New goods, such as the electric vehicles or
the advanced high temperature high power fuel cells for generating electricity, should pave the
way for a more synergetic and efficient energy sector.
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Martínez-Val Piera, J. (2015) Upcoming Transitions in the Energy Sector and Their Impact on Corporations Strategies.
Energy and Power Engineering,
7, 278-296. doi:
10.4236/epe.2015.76027.