This publications was produced by our Energy Committee.
Authors & Contributors:
Mr. Suhas P Bhagwat, Avroglide Consultants
Mr. David Moreno, Virtualware
Mr. Walter Davis, Aggreko
Ms. Sophia Moshasha, VRARA Washington DC Chapter
Mr. Ray Deatherage, GTI
Mr. Eduardo Neeter, FactualVR
Mr. Nick McKee, Cyan Stone Innovation
Mr. Tim Allen, Oberon Technologies, Inc.
This white paper is broken into the following parts:
Introduction
Basic Elements and Features of VR and AR technologies and devices for VR and AR
Relevance of VR AR for Energy Sector
Typical Applications of VR AR in various functions in the Energy Value Chain
Sample Use Cases for Energy Sector
Concluding Remarks
The global energy mix is comprised of Oil, Gas (which also includes liquefied natural gas ie LNG), Coal, Nuclear, Renewable energy (such as Wind, Solar, Hydropower, Biomass, Geothermal, Ocean Waves etc), and Electricity sectors. During the mid 2010s fossil fuels (namely Coal, Oil and Gas) accounted for 82 percent of global primary energy. This percent number is targeted to decline, with large growth in the nuclear and renewable energy sectors (especially wind and solar energy) although the fossil fuels are expected to remain a primary source over the next 20 years. However, due to the current pandemic that hit the world early 2020, the projections are sure to undergo a change.
Energy is the lifeline of everything that happens in the world and this sector is one of the most important components of the Global Economy. The combined business that is conducted globally in the entire value chain of this sector is in multiples of Trillions of dollars and it engages several million personnel worldwide. The Energy sector covers all the stakeholders in its entire value chain such as the Energy organizations (Oil & Gas production units, Refineries, Thermal Power Plants, Nuclear Power Plants, Wind Power Farms, Solar Power Plants, Power Transmission & Distribution Systems etc), Energy Technology / Process Licensors, Engineering organizations, EPC organizations, Manufacturers and Fabricators, Construction companies, Mining Companies (for Coal) as well as several service providers covering HSE, logistics, inspection and other services.
Therefore, as far as Energy as the VRARA Energy community is concerned, the Demand side of VR AR value chain covers all the VRARA members representing the stakeholder organizations in the Energy sector as above. The VR AR Supply side for VRARA Energy community on the other hand covers Digital Technology Creators, VR AR Hardware Manufacturers and VR AR Solutions providers & Content creators with experience in applications for the Energy Sector.
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