Meta-Energy: When Integrated Energy Internet Meets Metaverse
Chenghui Zhang, Shuai Liu
Abstract
Since the 18th century, fossil energy in the form of coal, oil, and natural gas has been used on a large scale. These fossil fuels have provided a vast amount of energy, such as electricity, heat, and gas, for industrial production and have been a major contributor to the development of the world economy [1]. However, electricity, heat and gas are currently managed by different operators, the lack of cooperation among which leads to a great deal of redundancy in energy distribution as well as unnecessary energy waste. Moreover, the extensive use of fossil energy has brought with it a series of problems such as environmental pollution, ecological crisis, energy shortages, etc., [2]. These problems have attracted a lot of attention from researchers, policy makers, and both national and international organizations [3]. Sustainable development of energy has always been a significant topic in the last decades [4]. Efficiently coordinating power supplies and demands by utilizing advanced information and communication technologies will be a way to alleviate the above-mentioned increasingly serious energy issues.