Toward industry 4.0 in energy sector

Abstract

The article attempts to identify the profound changes occurring in the global and Russian energy sectors under the conditions of Industry 4.0. The features of the implementation of the global innovative Industry 4.0 project in the global energy sector are studied; a change in the technological basis, an upgrade of value chains and a change in business models are shown. The state and prospects of the Russian fuel and energy complex transition to a new Industry 4.0 development paradigm are analyzed. The main models and barriers to the formation of new value chains in the Russian fuel and energy complex are identified. The main niche in the Russian energy complex is highlighted, in which its development on the principles of the Industry 4.0 paradigm is possible and most likely.