Energy for Sustainability

Randolph, John F.; Masters, Gilbert M.

doi:10.5822/978-1-61091-821-3

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Section: Model 21 Model Overviewmentioning

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“…Finally, the fourth step of the methodology involves selecting and using a design algorithm to simulate different energy infrastructure configurations and finding the best configuration according to the economic and environmental criteria. The simulations are based on the concept of microgrids which can switch between island mode, and connection to the national grid mode [11,14,16]. The first step of the methodology, as described above, requires cooperation with the district town planners in order to understand the available space inside the district for energy systems.…”

Section: Model Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The loan payment was assumed to be constant yearly and was calculated as the total loan multiplied by the capital recovery factor [16]:…”

Section: Economic Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The connection between global warming and energy related GHG emissions [16,22], highlights the importance of minimizing the impact of energy infrastructure on the environment. Environmental impacts are classified into local and global ones.…”

Section: Environmental Criteriamentioning

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“…Technical criteria provide tools for evaluation of energy infrastructure design from the prospective of the technical operation of the used equipment, as presented in Section 1. Surely, the main challenge for integrating renewable energy resources to the grid is their uncontrollable power generation which can lead to unsynchronized peaks of generation and consumption [14,16]. One method to avoid this mismatch is demand-side-management (DSM), which includes different methods for load shifting or load peak shaving on the energy consumption side [25,26].…”

Section: Social and Technical Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Systematic Methodology for Design of Sustainable Urban Neighborhood Energy Infrastructure

2021

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The growing share of global energy consumption by cities (currently over 65%) raises the requirements for a systematic holistic approach for designing urban energy infrastructure in order to ensure its sustainability. A literature review of state-of-the-art modeling of urban energy infrastructure design emphasized the incomprehensive sustainability of the performed evaluations, as they accounted for several aspects of sustainability but missed others. Omitting important aspects can have significant implications which can put the sustainability of the energy infrastructure at risk. In this study, we attempted to develop a comprehensive model for designing sustainable energy infrastructure for urban districts, which accounts for the four aspects of sustainability: social, technical, environmental, and economic. The model is based on a four-step methodology: district characterization, a technological survey for distributed generation and energy storage, selecting suitable technologies according to social and technical criteria, and simulations of different energy infrastructure configurations to find the most suitable configurations basing on economic and environmental criteria. The research includes a case study in which the model was implemented for the Technion campus in Haifa. The developed model proved to be a comprehensive, efficient, and versatile tool for designing urban energy infrastructure.

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Section: Model 21 Model Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Model Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The loan payment was assumed to be constant yearly and was calculated as the total loan multiplied by the capital recovery factor [16]:…”

Section: Economic Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Environmental Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Social and Technical Criteriamentioning

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A Systematic Methodology for Design of Sustainable Urban Neighborhood Energy Infrastructure

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Recent Advances in Self‐Powered Tribo‐/Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters: All‐In‐One Package for Future Smart Technologies

Karan

Maiti

Lee

et al. 2020

Adv Funct Materials

156

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Electric devices has become a necessity in modern smart societies. The energy research community is continually exploring new solutions that can be employed as potential and reliable alternatives to satisfy future energy requirements in this context. Triboelectric/piezoelectric nanogenerators (TNGs/PNGs) are considered promising renewable energy harvesting technologies. TNGs/PNGs are gaining considerable research attention because of their advantages such as ease of fabrication, cost effectiveness, flexibility, lightweightness, long-term-durability, and excellent output performance. The TNGs/PNGs have enormous potential in harvesting energy from water waves (blue energy), airflow (wind energy), sound frequency (acoustic energy), vibrations/mechanical motions (such as body motions activities/sleeping), and in vivo body motions. These technologies are thus an "all-in-one package," which is a unique selling point. The advantage of this technology is that all sources are natural and abundant. This paper provides a review of the potential use of PNGs/TNGs and includes a description of the rise of nanogenerators, their underlying mechanisms, different materials used, various models, possible applications, and future prospects. Stored energy can be used to develop smart/informative technologies (as ultrasensitive sensors) and self-powered biomedical science. Owing to their considerable effects, these harvesting technologies are expected to dominate the future smart world.

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Retrofitting of an Existing Building to Be a Sustainable, Vibrant, and Smart Building

Samir,

Gamal,

Prospero

et al. 2023

Innovative Renewable Energy

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Energy for Sustainability

Cited by 11 publications

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A Systematic Methodology for Design of Sustainable Urban Neighborhood Energy Infrastructure

A Systematic Methodology for Design of Sustainable Urban Neighborhood Energy Infrastructure

Recent Advances in Self‐Powered Tribo‐/Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters: All‐In‐One Package for Future Smart Technologies

Retrofitting of an Existing Building to Be a Sustainable, Vibrant, and Smart Building

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