Evolving gamified smart communities in Mexico to save energy in communities through intelligent interfaces

JI Méndez, A Medina, P Ponce, T Peffer, A Meier… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In 2021, the residential sector had an electricity consumption of around 39% in México.
Householders influence the quantity of energy they manage in a home due to their …

Smart Energy Urban Agglomerations in China: The Driving Mechanism, Basic Concepts, and Indicator Evaluation

Z Li, R Tang, H Qiu, L Ma - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of urban agglomerations and smart energy systems in China are tightly
connected. However, basic concepts of this interdisciplinary connection are still lacking. To …

Business models for smart local energy systems—A triple layered perspective

D Pappas, T Braunholtz-Speight, M Hannon… - … in Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Smart and local energy systems (SLES) offer an alternative to large-scale energy provision
and a boost to the transition towards a low-carbon economy. However, the Business Model …

[HTML][HTML] The co-benefits and risks of smart local energy systems: A systematic review

R Bray, R Ford, M Morris, J Hardy, L Gooding - Energy Research & Social …, 2024 - Elsevier
A transition to 'smart'local energy systems (SLES) could provide an opportunity to deliver a
range of social, economic, technical and place-based co-benefits for SLES communities …

Underground pumped storage hydropower case studies in Belgium: perspectives and challenges

A Morabito, J Spriet, E Vagnoni, P Hendrick - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
To avoid the geographical and topographical prerequisites of the conventional pumped
hydro energy storage, the use of underground cavities as water reservoirs allows countries …

Battery management for energy communities—Economic evaluation of an artificial intelligence-led system

S Korjani, A Facchini, M Mureddu, A Rubino… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Storage technologies such as the battery energy storage system are expected to play a
critical role in micro-grids. However, current simulation tools underestimate their operating …

Energy communities in sustainable transitions-The South American Case

ABP González, JE Viglio… - Sustainability in …, 2022 - periodicos.unb.br
Energy communities (ECs) have become an attractive scholarly target in the last years since
they promote more sustainable, democratic, and decentralized electrical systems. Thus, a …

[PDF][PDF] Boosting sustainability in Egypt by developing initiatives to promote smart energy systems

U Konbr, E Maher - WSEAS Transactions on Environment and …, 2021 - academia.edu
Egypt is striving to improve energy exports and efficiency. Smart Buildings (SBs) promote
sustainability and represents an essential pillar of smart cities. Smart Systems (SSs) are the …

Empower saving energy into smart communities using social products with a gamification structure for tailored Human–Machine Interfaces within smart homes

JI Méndez, P Ponce, A Meier, T Peffer, O Mata… - International Journal on …, 2023 - Springer
Residential buildings can contribute to save energy and to decrement electricity
consumption in the world. On the other hand, the Internet of Things has allowed the …

Big data processing for commercial buildings and assessing flexibility in the context of citizen energy communities

SV Oprea, A Bâra, V Diaconita, C Ceaparu… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a cloud-based big data processing approach to evaluate the
flexibility potential of commercial buildings by type and benefits for the owners. The …