Municipal energy-planning and development of local energy-systems

2003 ◽  
Vol 76 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 179-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.Stenlund Nilsson ◽  
A. Mårtensson
Keyword(s):  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
Local Energy

scholarly journals The oil-based technology and economy: Prospects for the future

2002 ◽  
Vol 69 (415-417) ◽  
pp. 221-226
Author(s):  
Klaus Illum
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Systems Analysis ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Computer Models ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
Local Energy ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Energy Systems Analysis

Dr Ilium, with degrees in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and in Energy Systems and Energy Planning from Aalborg University, has had his own consulting company, ECOConsult, since 2000. He was from 1962 for over a decade mainly occupied with the development of educational programs in computerscience alongside with studies in systems theory and cybernetics at the Danish Academy of Engineering in Copenhagen and Aalborg.Thereafter, as senior Associate Professor (Docent) at the Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, he was mainly engaged in the development of methods and computer models for the technological, environmental and economic analysis of alternative scenarios for the development of energy systems and agricultural production systems. He has also been engaged in studies of environmental policies and problems in Central and Eastern European countries, in particular in energy planning in Czechoslovakia/the Czech Republic, and was Programme Manager for the Nordic Training Programme for Energy Experts in the Baltic States, the PROCEED programme. In addition, Dr Ilium has developed comprehensive computer models for: numerical analysis of thermodynamic systems (power plants, cogeneration plants, integrated industrial processes,etc.); energy planning on the national, regional and local energy system level; technological/socio-economic energy systems analysis; economic assessment of alternative energy system projects; flow analysis (nutrients and energy) and economic analysis of agricultural systems. He has developed the Sustainable Energy Systems Analysis Model (SESAM), an advanced, general computer model for the analysis of scenarios for the future development of national, regional or local energy systems which has been used and is presently being used for the integrated technological, environmental, and economic analysis of present and future energy systems infrastructures in Denmark, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany. 

scholarly journals Local energy planning in the built environment: An analysis of model characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 111030
Author(s):  
Kathelijne Bouw ◽  
Klaas Jan Noorman ◽  
Carina J. Wiekens ◽  
André Faaij
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
Local Energy

Axiomatic design of smart local energy systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Wardle ◽  
Neal Wade ◽  
Christopher Mullen ◽  
Mohammad Royapoor
Keyword(s):  
Energy Systems ◽  
Axiomatic Design ◽  
Local Energy

Environmental impacts of smart local energy systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Robinson ◽  
Alona Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Simulation Modelling ◽  
Local Energy ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Degraded Ecosystems

<p>Energy systems around the world are rapidly transitioning towards decentralised and digitalised systems as countries aim to decarbonise their economies. However, broader environmental effects of the upscaling of these smart local energy systems (SLES) beyond reducing carbon emissions remain unclear. Land-use change associated with increased deployment of renewables, new infrastructures required for energy distribution and storage, and resource extraction for emerging energy technologies may have significant environmental impacts, including consequences for ecosystems within and beyond energy system project localities. This has major implications for biodiversity, natural capital stocks and provision of ecosystem services, the importance of which are increasingly recognised in development policy at local to international scales. This study assessed current understanding of the broader environmental impacts and potential co-benefits of SLES through a global Rapid Evidence Assessment of peer-reviewed academic literature, with a critical evaluation and synthesis of existing knowledge of effects of SLES on biodiversity, natural capital and ecosystem services. There was a striking overall lack of evidence of the environmental impacts of SLES. The vast majority of studies identified considered only energy technology CO<sub>2</sub> emissions through simulation modelling; almost no studies made explicit reference to effects on ecosystems. This highlights an urgent need to improve whole system understanding of environmental impacts of SLES, crucial to avoid unintended ecosystem degradation as a result of climate change mitigation. This will also help to identify potential techno-ecological synergies and opportunities for improvement of degraded ecosystems alongside reaching decarbonisation goals.</p>

Modernization of local energy systems

Energy ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietmar Lindenberger ◽  
Thomas Bruckner ◽  
Robbie Morrison ◽  
Helmuth-M. Groscurth ◽  
Reiner Kümmel
Keyword(s):  
Energy Systems ◽  
Local Energy
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