Global energy consumption in the last half century has rapidly increased and is expected to continue to grow over the next 50 years,however,with significant differences.The past increase was stimulated by relatively &...Global energy consumption in the last half century has rapidly increased and is expected to continue to grow over the next 50 years,however,with significant differences.The past increase was stimulated by relatively "cheap" fossil fuels and increased rates of industrialization in North America,Europe and Japan;yet while energy consumption in these countries continues to increase,additional factors make the picture for the next 50 years more complex.These additional complicating factors include China and India's rapid increase in energy use as they represent about a third of the world's population;the expected depletion of oil resources in the near future;and,the effect of human activities on global climate change.On the positive side,the renewable energy(RE) technologies of wind,bio-fuels,solar thermal and photovoltaics(PV) are finally showing maturity and the ultimate promise of cost competitiveness.展开更多
The introduction of new kinds of energy mixes to the electricity grid is a challenging environmental task for present and future generations as they fight the pollution and global warming issues associated with urbani...The introduction of new kinds of energy mixes to the electricity grid is a challenging environmental task for present and future generations as they fight the pollution and global warming issues associated with urbanization. Individual appliances and whole buildings that continuously incorporate local intelligence which originates from the new technologies of Internet of Things are the new infrastructure that this integration is based on. Smart Electricity Grids are becoming more intensively integrated with tertiary building energy management systems and distributed energy generators such as wind and solar. This new smart network type harnesses the loT （lnternet of Things） principles by generating a new network made of active elements combined with the necessary control and distributed coordination mechanisms. This new self-organized overlay network of connected DER （distributed energy resources） allows for the seamless management and control of the active grid as well as the efficient coordination and exploration of single and aggregated technical prosumer potential （generation and consumption） to participate in energy balancing and other distributed grid related services, applying energy management strategies based on control and predict of the DERs behavior for facing demand side management issues.展开更多
文摘Global energy consumption in the last half century has rapidly increased and is expected to continue to grow over the next 50 years,however,with significant differences.The past increase was stimulated by relatively "cheap" fossil fuels and increased rates of industrialization in North America,Europe and Japan;yet while energy consumption in these countries continues to increase,additional factors make the picture for the next 50 years more complex.These additional complicating factors include China and India's rapid increase in energy use as they represent about a third of the world's population;the expected depletion of oil resources in the near future;and,the effect of human activities on global climate change.On the positive side,the renewable energy(RE) technologies of wind,bio-fuels,solar thermal and photovoltaics(PV) are finally showing maturity and the ultimate promise of cost competitiveness.
文摘The introduction of new kinds of energy mixes to the electricity grid is a challenging environmental task for present and future generations as they fight the pollution and global warming issues associated with urbanization. Individual appliances and whole buildings that continuously incorporate local intelligence which originates from the new technologies of Internet of Things are the new infrastructure that this integration is based on. Smart Electricity Grids are becoming more intensively integrated with tertiary building energy management systems and distributed energy generators such as wind and solar. This new smart network type harnesses the loT （lnternet of Things） principles by generating a new network made of active elements combined with the necessary control and distributed coordination mechanisms. This new self-organized overlay network of connected DER （distributed energy resources） allows for the seamless management and control of the active grid as well as the efficient coordination and exploration of single and aggregated technical prosumer potential （generation and consumption） to participate in energy balancing and other distributed grid related services, applying energy management strategies based on control and predict of the DERs behavior for facing demand side management issues.
