Future Energy Services Outlook from the Perspective of Technological Innovation

Integrating various technological innovation in future energy service as well as different kinds of energy sources fosters well-functioning and interactive energy markets. Energy services refer to the services in order to meet customers' energy demand. As the terminal energy use levels are usually measured by energy service efficiency and effectiveness, and thus the evolution trend of energy services is an important factor to decide the mode of energy development. A wide variety of energy services from different energy sources are comprehensively analyzed and judged. It is revealed that the continuous development of the energy consumption patterns and the in-depth reform of intelligent technology will determine the characteristics and trends of the future energy services. Furthermore, the key of future energy services will be smart grid, coupled with demand response. Analytic conclusion showed that demand response, as the expansion of demand side management in competitive electricity markets, could play more important roles in future energy market with different kind of smart grid technological innovation.