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Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy is a journal dedicated to evolving and applying smart grids and sustainable energy systems, focusing on technological, operational, and regulatory aspects. Explores smart grid technologies, microgrids, and automation in energy systems. Emphasizes sustainable energy technology and management strategies.
Blockchain Technology on Smart Grid, Energy Trading, and Big
The smart grid idea was implemented as a modern interpretation of the traditional power grid to find out the most efficient way to combine renewable energy and storage technologies. Throughout this way, big data and the Internet always provide a revolutionary solution for ensuring that electrical energy linked intelligent grid, also known as
Executive summary – Electricity Grids and Secure Energy
The acceleration of renewable energy deployment calls for modernising distribution grids and establishing new transmission corridors to connect renewable resources – such as solar PV projects in the desert and offshore wind turbines out at sea – that are far from demand centres like cities and industrial areas.
Renewable energy in Italy
OverviewCurrent targets and progressHistoryRenewable energy by sectorSourcesRenewable energy subsidiesSee alsoExternal links
The Italian National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) has a target to bring the total share of renewable energy in the final total energy consumption to 17%. In order to achieve this RE is targeted to account for 26% in the electricity sector, 17% in the heating/cooling sector and 10% in the transport sector by 2020. The precise targets for each sector agreed in the energy plan are shown in the table below.
Transition toward net zero emissions
Demand side load management techniques such as flexible load, peak clipping, valley filling, and load shifting constitute important contributions to the efficient energy management and increase the economic and environmental benefits [18].Load management methods are highly effective for renewable energy management, especially for wind and solar
Here''s why we need a smart grid — and how we build
The energy grid is where these crises meet, and the creation of a smart grid is vital in delivering energy resources in the face of supply disruptions while optimizing usage for a healthier planet. However, converting our current
Role of smart grid in renewable energy: An overview
Italy increased this intent in 2007 and by 2011; it had 6747 In renewable energy, smart grid is a sector or a communication area that can connect the production from renewable energy sources to the grid. However, the communication in between renewable energy production to smart grid brings many challenges such as stability issues
Advances in Smart Grid and Renewable Energy
This book comprises select proceedings of the international conference ETAEERE 2020, and primarily focuses on renewable energy resources and smart grid technologies. The book provides valuable information on the technology and design of power grid integration on microgrids of green energy sources.
Renewable Energy | part of Smart Grid and Enabling
This chapter provides a systematic review of the actual state of renewable energy sources (RES) implementation, the challenging problems and the direction of future research. It discusses the operational integration of RES in the smart grid (SG) environment. RES is helped by nature and produce energy straight from the sun (thermal, photo‐chemical, and photo‐electric), indirectly
Smart grid (SG) properties and challenges: an overview
The electric power system is undergoing considerable changes in operation, maintenance, and planning as a result of the integration of Renewable Energy Resources (RERs). The transition to a smart grid (SG), which employs advanced automation and control techniques, brings with it new difficulties and possibilities. This paper provides an overview of next
GlobalData: Renewables to Lead Italy''s Energy Mix by
Sudeshna Sarmah, Power Analyst at GlobalData — whose research delved into the status of Italy''s energy landscape — said: "Italy remains committed to eliminating coal-powered plants by 2025. The government aims
Advances in Smart Grid and Renewable Energy
This book comprises select proceedings of the international conference ETAEERE 2020, and primarily focuses on renewable energy resources and smart grid technologies. The book provides valuable information on the technology
Smart Grids and Renewables A Guide for Effective Deployment
The steady growth of renewable energy technologies and cost-competitiveness of solar and wind power call for a smarter approach to power-grid management. This working paper from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) provides a technical overview of smart-grid technologies as a way to accommodate larger shares of renewable energy in the
Italy''s renewable energy community initiative – Policies
The community model enables citizens to become energy prosumers, towards a more inclusive electricity market. Consumers can produce energy from sustainable sources like rooftop solar,
Commission approves €5.7 billion Italian State aid scheme
This €5.7 billion scheme enables Italy to support the production and self-consumption of renewable electricity by energy communities. It will strengthen citizens'' engagement and first
Renewable Energy Integration With Smart Grid Market Size
The renewable energy integration with the smart grid market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.5% during the forecast period of 2023 to 2031, marked by three distinctive drivers that have galvanized the synergy between clean energy and intelligent grids.
Renewable Energy Systems in Smart Grid
Renewable Energy Systems in Smart Grid Select Proceedings ofInternational Conference onRenewable and Clean Energy (ICRCE) 2022. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy Marco Arteaga, Departament de Control y Robótica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Mexico Bijaya Ketan
Role of Smart Grids in Integrating Renewable Energy
Flexible, strong, and smart grids play a crucial role in the integration of variable renewable energy (RE). As high levels of variable RE penetration become increasingly common across power systems, attention to grid operations and planning becomes more important.
GlobalData: Renewables to Lead Italy''s Energy Mix by 2035
Sudeshna Sarmah, Power Analyst at GlobalData — whose research delved into the status of Italy''s energy landscape — said: "Italy remains committed to eliminating coal-powered plants by 2025. The government aims to strengthen its national grid and prioritise the swift development of renewable energy sources."
Smart Grid
The Smart Grid makes this possible, resulting in more reliable electricity for all grid users. The Energy Department is investing in strategic partnerships to accelerate investments in grid modernization. We support groundbreaking research on synchrophasors, advanced grid modeling and energy storage-- all key to a reliable, resilient
Energy self-consumers and renewable energy communities in Italy
Indeed, the need for self-consumption and for exploiting the full potential of renewable energy in a Renewable Energy Community influences how the end-users exchange energy with the power grid, the rules for their connection to the grid, the implementation of Demand Response and other energy management programs.
IoT-Enabled Smart Energy Grid: Applications and Challenges
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly emerging field of technologies that delivers numerous cutting-edge solutions in various domains including the critical infrastructures. Thanks to the IoT, the conventional power system network can be transformed into an effective and smarter energy grid. In this article, we review the architecture and functionalities of IoT
Smart grid lab research in Europe and beyond
The energy and automation company ABB, Italy, is maintaining a smart grid lab, dedicated solely to smart grids. ABB''s facility is equipped with state-of-the-art systems including distributed network components as current and voltage
Smart grid lab research in Europe and beyond
The energy and automation company ABB, Italy, is maintaining a smart grid lab, dedicated solely to smart grids. ABB''s facility is equipped with state-of-the-art systems including distributed network components as current and voltage sensors, medium- and low-voltage switchgear, protection relays, and a monitoring system. CENER, there is the
Smart Grid and Renewable Energy
and reduce the cost of electricity. Smart card based sol-id-state energy meters have already been introduced in many parts of the world-especially in the developing countries [1]. Almost all the prepaid energy meters available today are based on smart cards. However, the use of smart cards for utility payment systems has some major drawbacks
Italy''s renewable energy community initiative – Policies
In 2021, Italy issued EUR 2.2 billion in grants to promote self-consumption of renewables, encouraging renewable energy communities. The City of Magliano Alpi applied for access the incentive mechanism and established Italy''s first renewable energy community in December 2020, under which it promotes innovative aggregation and governance
Integration of Renewable Energy in Microgrids and Smart Grids in
Her current research includes power system economics, renewable energy integration, congestion management, smart grid, electricity market, energy management, and machine learning. She has already published many research papers in international journals (IET, Elsevier, Springer, T&F, etc.) and conferences in the field of power systems and
Electric Vehicles Integration with Renewable Energy Sources and Smart
Liu L, Kong F, Liu X, Peng Y, Wang Q (2015) A review on electric vehicles interacting with renewable energy in smart grid. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 51:648–661 Department of Management and Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy. Pierluigi Siano . School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai