Download or read book Smart Energy Practices for a Sustainable World written by Nina S. Godbole and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on 2023-06-13 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mankind has scaled unprecedented growth since the advent of the Industrial Revolution. However, this progress has come at the hefty cost of environmental degradation. Climate change, undeniably, is one of the biggest challenges of the planet Earth and is largely anthropogenic. In the modern-world context, the phenomenon of climate change is one of the most defining issues, when it comes to realizing objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Climate change is not limited to geographical boundaries, it is a global problem, hence requires global solutions. It has been widely discussed and therefore has acquired centre stage across the major world forums. Smart Energy Practices for a Sustainable World: how we all can contribute? stresses the need for us to judiciously, sustainably, and smartly harness and use energy techniques in order to effectively combat climate change. The book also gives an in-depth discussion on utilization of artificial intelligence and information technology to realize energy efficiency in various sectors of economy including but not limited to transportation, buildings, infrastructure, health care, and other services. Text is supplemented by case studies that depict ground-level reality to facilitate comprehension of the subject matter. The appendices serve as an extended learning of the concepts discussed in the chapters. The publication would serve as a valuable reference for both scholars and researchers engaged in the domain, in addition to, being a guide to industry as well as the academic world. Table of Contents: 1. Smart, Sustainable, and Green: the mantra to save our planet 2. Smart Energy Systems and Components 3. Energy Production and Delivery 4. Impact of Electronic Equipment on Energy Use and Carbon Footprint 5. Standard Energy Use and Carbon Footprint Metrics 6. Smart Buildings: planning and construction 7. Transport: smarter commuting and energy-efficient mobility 8. Electronic Commerce and Other Digital Services for Smart Planet 9. Sustainable Practices for Green Health Care Services 10. Knowledge and Behaviour for a Smart Planet 11. Energy Audits 12. Worldwide Case Studies for Green Practices 13. The Future for Energy Use in Our Planet Appendices

Download or read book Smart Energy Strategies written by and published by vdf Hochschulverlag AG. This book was released on 2008 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enormous challenge of creating a longterm sustainable energy system calls for the participation of engineers, natural and social scientists. They can contribute both through their research and by helping to craft strategies that steer the future development of the system. A sustainable energy system cannot be developed by technical fixes alone; action is required on a broad front, including institutional and regulatory changes. There is an abundance of scientific evidence on which to base decisions on how to proceed. Still, research has a crucial role to play as well.Smart Energy Strategies highlights smart solutions: advances in technical and social-science energy research, particularly advances related to new information technology (e.g. control and communication); and experience with targeted applications of information technology in the supply and consumption of energy. The conference has focused on smart strategies taking into account current technical and institutional systems, with their inertia and shortcomings; future energy-related challenges: energy security; the growing energy needs of the disadvantaged; and unintended consequences of energy systems, particularly climate change but also uncontrolled money flows; smart technical, institutional, and regulatory mechanisms for meeting these challenges.

Download or read book Smart Energy in the Smart City written by Rocco Papa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the energy dimension of the smart city from the perspective of urban planning, providing a complete overview that ranges from theoretical aspects to practical considerations and projects. In addition, it aims to illustrate how the concept of the smart city can enhance understanding of the urban system and foster new forms of management of the metropolis, including with respect to energy supply and use. Specifically, the book explores the different dimensions of the relationship between energy and the city, discusses methodological issues with a special focus on ontological approaches to sustainability, and describes practices, tools, and good examples of energy-related urban planning. The authors represent the main Italian research groups working in the field, Italy being an excellent example of a country exposed to energy problems due to, for example, vulnerability to climate change and lack of primary energy resources. This book will be valuable for students of urban planning, town planners, and researchers interested in understanding the changing nature of the city and the challenges posed by energy issues.

Download or read book Smart Energy Technologies in Everyday Life written by Y. Strengers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-25 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book interrogates the global utopian vision for smart energy technologies and the new energy consumer intended to realise it. It enriches and extends the possibilities of four residential smart strategies: energy feedback, dynamic pricing, home automation and micro-generation, focusing on how they are being integrated into everyday practice.

Download or read book Handbook of Smart Energy Systems written by Michel Fathi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook analyzes and develops methods and models to optimize solutions for energy access (for industry and the general world population alike) in terms of reliability and sustainability. With a focus on improving the performance of energy systems, it brings together state-of-the-art research on reliability enhancement, intelligent development, simulation and optimization, as well as sustainable development of energy systems. It helps energy stakeholders and professionals learn the methodologies needed to improve the reliability of energy supply-and-demand systems, achieve more efficient long-term operations, deal with uncertainties in energy systems, and reduce energy emissions. Highlighting novel models and their applications from leading experts in this important area, this book will appeal to researchers, students, and engineers in the various domains of smart energy systems and encourage them to pursue research and development in this exciting and highly relevant field.

Download or read book Smart Green Cities written by Woodrow Clark II and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smart Green Cities: is a comprehensive overview of what global cities are doing to become sustainable. Woodrow W. Clark II and Grant Cooke have produced a book that is both practical and visionary. They have examined the infrastructure needs - sustainable development, communications, energy, water, waste, and transportation to develop guidelines, processes and best practices. City leaders are key to mitigating climate change who must plan, design and implement solutions. Smart Green Cities (SGC) offers a global perspective that includes implementing the Green Industrial Revolution the title of their last book. SGC discusses innovative emerging technologies, and the new economics paradigm that move beyond the out-dated neo-classical economics. The authors present examples from around the world including Europe, the U.S, China and the Middle East, which discuss the best green technologies from renewable energy power generation to smart on-site grid development. The extraordinary shift from a rural to an urban world is described; national plans are analyzed; so that future cities will be designed, built and implemented now - not 50 years from now. The struggle for the planet’s survival is being waged by the world’s cities. Clark and Cooke argue that cities are the key to mitigating climate change and reducing toxic greenhouse gas emissions. SGC introduces sustainable technologies; discusses the economics for implementing the solutions; and offers numerous examples to serve as pathways for cities to become smart, green, and thus carbon neutral.

Download or read book Smart Grids from a Global Perspective written by Anne Beaulieu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a cross-disciplinary approach to smart grids, offering an invaluable basis for understanding their complexity and potential, and for discussing their technical, legal, economic, societal, psychological and security aspects. Smart grids are a complex phenomenon involving new, active roles for consumers and prosumers, novel social, political and cultural practices, advanced ICT, new markets, security of supply issues, the informational turn in energy, valuation of assets and investments, technological innovation and (de)regulation. Furthermore, smart grids offer new interfaces, in turn creating hybrid fields: with the increasing use of electric vehicles and electric transportation, smart grids represent the crossroads of energy and mobility. While the aim is to achieve more sustainable production, transportation and use of energy, the importance of smart grids actually has less to do with electricity, heat or gas, and far more with transforming the infrastructure needed to deliver energy, as well as the roles of its owners, operators and users. The immediate goal is to contribute positively to a sustainable world society. The chapters are revised and expanded texts based upon lectures delivered at the Groningen Energy Summer School 2014. Questions for further discussion at the end of each chapter highlight the key themes that emerge. The book offers an indispensable resource for researchers, professionals and companies in the power supply industry, and for students seeking to broaden and deepen their understanding of smart grids.

Download or read book Sustainability and Energy Management written by Gregor Weber and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Gregor Weber deals with enterprises and the pool of challenges including energy efficiency and sustainability they are confronted with. His research results in a two level model supporting enterprises on innovative and responsible business practices. It was awarded with the “Project Sustainability 2017” by the Council of Sustainable Development of the German government as well as with the “German Industry Award 2017”. ​

Download or read book Smart Energy written by Jianping Liu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smart Energy: From Fire Making to the Post-Carbon World first traces the history of mankind's discovery and use of energy. It then reviews contemporary issues such as global warming, environmental deterioration, depletion of carbon energy sources, and energy disputes. Next, it evaluates technical innovations, system change, and international cooperation. Then, it tackles how civilization will evolve in light of meeting future energy needs, how Smart Energy will meet these needs, and defines the global mission. It ends with a summary of China’s vision of a Smart Energy future. This is required reading for everyone concerned about energy, environment, economy, human survival, and development .

Download or read book Global Sustainable Communities Handbook written by Woodrow W. Clark II and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Sustainable Communities Handbook is a guide for understanding and complying with the various international codes, methods, and legal hurtles surrounding the creation of sustainable communities all over the world. The book provides an introduction to sustainable development, technology and infrastructure outlines, codes, standards, and guidelines written by experts from across the globe. - Includes methods for the green use of natural resources in built communities - Clearly explains the most cutting edge green technologies - Provides a common approach to building green communities - Covers green practices from architecture to construction

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Download or read book Smart Energy Empowerment in Smart and Resilient Cities written by Mustapha Hatti and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-12-24 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Renewable Energetic Systems, IC-AIRES2019, 26-28 November 2019, Taghit-Bechar, Algeria. The challenges of the energy transition in the medium term lead to numerous technological breakthroughs in the areas of production, optimal distribution and the rational use of energy and renewable energy (energy efficiency and optimization of consumption, massive electrification, monitoring and control energy systems, cogeneration and energy recovery processes, new and renewable energies, etc.). The fall in the cost of renewable energies and the desire for a local control of energy production are today calling for a profound change in the electricity system. Local authorities are at the center of energy developments by taking into account the local nature of certain energy systems, heat networks, geothermal energy, waste heat recovery, and electricity generation from household waste. On the other side, digital sciences are at the heart of connected objects and intelligent products that combine information processing and communication capabilities with their environment. Digital technology is at the center of new systems engineering approaches (3D modeling, virtualization, simulation, digital prototyping, etc.) for the design and development of intelligent systems. The book deals with various topics ranging from the design, development and maintenance of energy production systems, transport, distribution or storage of energy, optimization of energy efficiency, especially in the use of energy. innovation in the fields of energy production from renewable energies, management of energy networks: electricity, fluids, gas, district heating, energy storage modes: battery, super-capacitors , overseeing energy supply through supervision, control and diagnosis, risk management, as well as the design and management of smart grids: microgrid, smartgrid. This imposes the model of energy empowerment in the advent of smart cities. Empower the world’s most vulnerable energy-poor citizens and establish growing and vibrant socioeconomic communities, by academics, students in engineering and data computing from around the world who have chosen an academic path leading to an electric power and energy engineering and artificial intelligence to advancing technology for the advantage of humanity.

Download or read book Sustainable Local Energy Planning and Decision Making Emerging Research and Opportunities written by Marinakis, Vangelis and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is imperative to promote and maintain sustainability in all areas of the world. By developing effective energy usage frameworks, regional communities can better achieve this goal. Sustainable Local Energy Planning and Decision Making: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an authoritative reference source featuring the latest scholarly research on an operational framework for decision support for local and regional authorities to aid in sustainable energy planning. Including extensive coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives such as emission trends, energy balance, and climate change, this book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the development of regional sustainable energy plans.

Download or read book Maintaining a Sustainable World in the Nexus of Environmental Science and AI written by Singh, Bhupinder and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing need for sustainable solutions prompts concerns on sustainable business practices, using new intelligent technologies. Artificial intelligence offers effective solutions for sustainability in environmental science while tackling challenges like climate change, resource depletion biodiversity erosion, and threats to planet health. It is essential to understand how artificial intelligence technologies can be leveraged for environmental science comprehension. Maintaining a Sustainable World in the Nexus of Environmental Science and AI offers a thorough comprehension of the nexus of environmental science and artificial intelligence, and its impact on sustainability. By offering solutions for sustainable development, this book displays state-of-the-art solutions, provide practical goals, and explore ethical issues of AI implementation. This book covers topics such as marine environments, climate change prediction and mitigation, urban planning, and renewable energy, and is a valuable resource for business owners, industry professionals, environmental scientists, computer engineers, academicians, and researchers.

Download or read book Sustainability Management written by Steven Cohen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a former analyst and consultant for the EPA, this book sketches out a unique plan to combine sustainable efforts in water, agriculture, urban, and power management to achieve -- in practice, not just in theory -- a sustainable planet and economy. Steven Cohen begins with the technical, financial, managerial, and political challenges of such a project, and then assesses possible sustainable practices in the manufacturing and service industries. He also addresses renewable and carbon-free energy production; water sustainability, especially with regard to energy issues involving filtration, distribution, and changing rainfall patterns; food cultivation and distribution; and ways to maintain the interdependent systems on which we rely on to live. Taking examples from New York City, one of the most sustainable and sustainability-minded metropolises in the world, Cohen explains how everything from construction to waste management can be designed to facilitate a sustainable environment. He concludes with the global efforts necessary to preserve biodiversity and ecosystems, and the impact of war, terrorism, and human conflict on sustainability.

Download or read book Emerging Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Energy written by Anirbid Sircar and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering the alarming issue of global climate change and its drastic consequences, there is an urgent need to further develop smart and innovative solutions for the energy sector. The goal of sustainable and smart energy for present and future generations can be achieved by integrating emerging technologies into the existing energy infrastructure. This book focuses on the role and significance of emerging technologies in the energy sector and covers the various technological interventions for both conventional and unconventional energy resources and provides meaningful insights into smart and sustainable energy solutions. The book also discusses future directions for smart and sustainable developments in the energy sector

Download or read book Sustainable Communities Design Handbook written by Woodrow W. Clark II and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-07-03 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of Sustainable Communities Design Handbook is to ensure a better quality of life for everyone, both now and for generations to come. This means creating a better and safer environment internationally through the sustainable use of natural resources, encouraging sustainable development which supports a strong economy, and ensuring a high quality environment that can be enjoyed by all. Sustainable Development Partnerships brings together in one reference today's most cutting edge technologies and methods for creating sustainable communities. With this book, Environmental Engineers, Civil Engineers, Architects, Mechanical Engineers, and Energy Engineers find a common approach to building environmental friendly communities which are energy efficient. The five part treatment starts with a clear and rigorous exposition of sustainable development in practice, followed by self-contained chapters concerning applications. - Methods for the sustainable use of natural resources in built communities - Clearly explains the most cutting edge sustainable technologies - Provides a common approach to building sustainable communities - Coverage of sustainable practices from architecture to construction