European smart cities: The role of zero energy buildings

Kylili, Angeliki; Fokaides, Paris A.

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2014.12.003

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“…Zero energy buildings (ZEB)/Zero carbon buildings (ZCB), therefore, expected to have a vital role to achieve sustainable and smart cities. Kylili and Fokaides define ZEBs as buildings that have zero carbon emissions on an annual basis [24]. The required ZEB aspects as part of future's smart cities are demonstrated by the Kylili, and Fokaides as given in Fig.…”

Section: Review Of the Visions For Future Citiesmentioning

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Future cities and environmental sustainability

Riffat

Powell

Aydın

2016

Future Cities and Environment

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Massive growth is threatening the sustainability of cities and the quality of city life. Mass urbanisation can lead to social instability, undermining the capacity of cities to be environmentally sustainable and economically successful. A new model of sustainability is needed, including greater incentives to save energy, reduce consumption and protect the environment while also increasing levels of citizen wellbeing. Cities of the future should be a socially diverse environment where economic and social activities overlap and where communities are focused around neighbourhoods. They must be developed or adapted to enable their citizens to be socioeconomically creative and productive. Recent developments provide hope that such challenges can be tackled. This review describes the exciting innovations already being introduced in cities as well as those which could become reality in the near future.

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Section: Review Of the Visions For Future Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Future cities and environmental sustainability

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Powell

Aydın

2016

Future Cities and Environment

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“…It is planned for the buildings in the cities to achieve a 40% reduction of greenhouse gases emissions by 2020 through sustainable use and production of energy [8]. Therefore, there is a lot of research work regarding these buildings all over the world, some of these previous work from several authors are as follows:…”

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An Environmentally-Friendly Tourist Village in Egypt Based on a Hybrid Renewable Energy System––Part Two: A Net Zero Energy Tourist Village

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Abstract:The main objective of this study is to discuss the economical and the environmental analysis of a net zero energy (NZE) tourist village in Alexandria, Egypt, by maximizing the renewable energy fraction and minimizing the greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. The hybrid photovoltaics (PV)/wind/diesel/battery system is found to be the optimum hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) for the proposed tourist village under the study. The optimum HRES consists of 1600 kW of PV panels (58.09% solar energy penetration), 1000 kW of wind turbines (41.34% wind energy penetration), 1000 kW of power converters, 200 kW diesel generator (only 0.57% diesel generator penetration) in addition to 2000 batteries with the capacity of 589 Ah each. The levelized cost of energy (COE) from the optimum HRES is $0.17/kWh and the total net present cost (NPC) of this system is $15,383,360. Additionally, the maximum renewable energy fraction is 99.1% and the amount of GHG emitted from the optimum HRES is only 31,289 kg/year, which is negligible in comparison with the other system configurations, therefore the optimum HRES can be considered as a green system. In addition to this, the achieved percentage of the capacity shortage and the unmet load in the optimal HRES is only 0% for both. OPEN ACCESS

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“…They are the nucleus of innovation, hubs of decision-making power, and centres of economic growth and modernisation. They typically Union's crosscutting binding climate and energy policies that transcend climate change and energy security [19]. For this reason, the concept has gained increasing attention from scholars and sustainability professionals, as it is aligned to the binding 2020 targets for the reduction of GHG emission (20%), increased utilisation of renewable energy (20%), and improvements in energy efficiency (20%) [1].…”

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“…As a result, the European Commission (EC) has established strategic and operational orientations towards the implementation of smart cities [19]. The integrated Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan [24] is the central decision-making tool that accelerates the development and deployment of low carbon energy technological pathways for climate and energy strategies and research and innovation priorities in the EU.…”

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Creating Smart Energy Cities for Sustainability through Project Implementation: A Case Study of Bolzano, Italy

Hunter

Vettorato

Sagoe³

2018

Sustainability

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Globally, cities are experiencing an unprecedented socio-economic, demographic, and environmental transition that brings with it negative environmental externalities, such as climate change and environmental degradation. Smart energy city (SEC) has emerged as the latest urban development strategy in European countries. It can vastly accelerate cities' decarbonisation efforts, which can have several co-benefits. Capitalising on advances in information and communication technologies (ICT), various SEC projects have been initiated and seek to integrate ICT into the urban system. Although there are a significant number of SEC demonstration projects, there has been a scant examination of the performance and overall effect of these projects in addressing core sustainability endogenous principles. This research provides an in-depth analysis of the components of the SEC projects, highlighting the strengths and shortcomings. By highlighting the "Smart INitiative of cities Fully cOmmitted to iNvest In Advanced large-scale energy solutions" (SINFONIA) project in Bolzano, we aimed to determine the extent to which the current practical processes are achieved in reality. Our methodology entailed a structured literature review of the different components of SEC projects, followed by a content analysis based on the 5W1H (why, what, who, how, where, and when) conceptual framework. The data collection methods adopted included a review of specific open-access sources and project deliverables of each of the selected SEC projects, personal observation of the case study city, and interviews with SEC project experts. We analysed the SEC projects components against fundamental sustainability principles of integration, implementation, equity (intra-generational, procedural, and inter-generational), and scalability and replicability to assess their potential for creating sustainable urban settlements. The study found that the critical components of SEC projects are strategically aligned with sustainability dimensions. However, although ICT integration in urban planning and development provides the core determinants of the components, stakeholder engagement and dynamic business models are critical for successful implementation. Furthermore, through scalability and replicability of SEC projects, diversification of sustainability principles can be actualised throughout the entire city and in other geographical regions to ensure long-term intra-generational and inter-generational equity.

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European smart cities: The role of zero energy buildings

Cited by 266 publications

References 48 publications

Future cities and environmental sustainability

Future cities and environmental sustainability

An Environmentally-Friendly Tourist Village in Egypt Based on a Hybrid Renewable Energy System––Part Two: A Net Zero Energy Tourist Village

Creating Smart Energy Cities for Sustainability through Project Implementation: A Case Study of Bolzano, Italy

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