A Review of Energy Modeling Tools for Energy Efficiency in Smart Cities

Martins, Fernando; Patrão, Carlos; Moura, Pedro; Almeida, Anı́bal T. de

doi:10.3390/smartcities4040075

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“…The sustainable city is a complex amalgamation of social, economic, political, and ecological forms, which are constantly being articulated and rearticulated within specific spatial contexts and through historical struggles [27,28]. Various associated terms have emerged, including "smart city", "sustainable city", "future city", "green city", "resilient city", "eco-city", "low-carbon city", and "healthy city" [29][30][31][32]. It is also common to see combinations of terminology used to describe specific concepts, such as the "smart sustainable city" [31,33].…”

Section: Assessment Of Sustainable Citiesmentioning

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“…Various associated terms have emerged, including "smart city", "sustainable city", "future city", "green city", "resilient city", "eco-city", "low-carbon city", and "healthy city" [29][30][31][32]. It is also common to see combinations of terminology used to describe specific concepts, such as the "smart sustainable city" [31,33]. In this research, the terms "sustainable cities", "healthy sustainable cities", and "pandemic-resilient cities" are used.…”

Section: Assessment Of Sustainable Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessing the Future City Post COVID-19: Linking the SDGs, Health, Resilience, and Psychological Impact

2023

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This paper explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected progress toward urban sustainability. A methodological framework was developed as an integrated-assessment tool for future cities, triangulating indicators that are relevant to cities. The development of this framework was based on understanding the dimensions of sustainable cities and factors related to the urgent crises, and the related lifestyle and psychological factors. The study focuses on the SDGs and health and resilience requirements and links them with the behavioral changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper builds on the advantages of various methodological frameworks by integrating their respective approaches, to offer a more comprehensive solution. A series of measures and actions (scenarios) related to sustainable cities and pandemics are discussed. This approach involves developing relevant indicators by fitting the urban health and resilience goals to the social, economic, and environmental goals of sustainable cities, as well as considering the factors affecting people’s perception of cities during and after the pandemic. The paper provides insights into how future cities could be planned, designed, and governed to reduce the impact of health crises and to enable the assessment of cities in relation to the chosen dimensions (health, resilience, sustainability, human).

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Section: Assessment Of Sustainable Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Assessment Of Sustainable Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Future City Post COVID-19: Linking the SDGs, Health, Resilience, and Psychological Impact

2023

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“…According to Martins, Patrão, Moura, and de Almeida [10] comprehensive description, "smart cities" are characterized by a high level of efficiency, as well as learning, innovation, creativity, digital infrastructure, ICT, and university-based research and development institutes. Smart cities, as discussed in the literature, rely heavily on cutting-edge technological infrastructure.…”

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Foundational Aspects of Smart Cities Leading the Digital Economy - An Review

Pedro

2023

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Due to the proliferation of advanced computing devices, it is now possible to attain faster data availability, data transportation, intuitive programming, and efficient infrastructures. In addition to enhancing the economy in terms of financial assets, and energy in the management of cities, the projected advantage is that it will have a positive impact on the quality of services provided to urban citizens. This article analyzes the foundational aspects of smart cities within the context of the digital economy by examining the roles of the digital economic developing in the construction of cities using China as a case study. This paper further explores the challenges facing the construction of the digital economy and smart cities, and provides a recommendation to Belarus to enhance its influence of the digital economy in their smart cities and e-government development. Based on a critical survey provided in this article, researchers and city developers are provided with insights and recommendations for bolstering the smart city's "digital radiation drive."

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“…The presentation builds upon oemof's examples which are provided alongside the model via Github [35]. Further, oemof itself has been reviewed and discussed in [36,37]. OpInMod is published under MIT License and can be accessed via Github [38] and zenodo [39].…”

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Power System Inertia Dispatch Modelling in Future German Power Systems: A System Cost Evaluation

Thiesen

2022

Applied Sciences

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Increasing the share of grid frequency converter-connected renewables reduces power system inertia, which is crucial for grid frequency stability. However, this development is insufficiently covered by energy system modelling and analysis as well as related scientific literature. Additionally, only synchronous inertia from fossil fuel-emitting power plants is represented, although renewable generators are a source of synthetic inertia, thus resulting in increased must-run capacities, CO2 emissions and system costs. The work at hands adds an analysis of the future German power system considering sufficient inertia to the literature. Therefore, results of an novel open-source energy system model are analysed. The model depicts minimum system inertia constraints as well as wind turbines and battery storage systems as a carbon-dioxide-free source for a synthetic inertial response. Results indicate that integrating system inertia constraints in energy system models has a high impact on indicators such as system costs. Especially when investments in additional storage units providing an inertial response are necessary. With respect to researched scenarios, system cost increases range from 1% up to 23%. The incremental costs for providing additional inertia varies between 0.002 EURO/kg·m2 and 0.61 EURO/kg·m2.

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A Review of Energy Modeling Tools for Energy Efficiency in Smart Cities

Cited by 28 publications

References 95 publications

Assessing the Future City Post COVID-19: Linking the SDGs, Health, Resilience, and Psychological Impact

Assessing the Future City Post COVID-19: Linking the SDGs, Health, Resilience, and Psychological Impact

Foundational Aspects of Smart Cities Leading the Digital Economy - An Review

Power System Inertia Dispatch Modelling in Future German Power Systems: A System Cost Evaluation

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