5.12 Energy Management in Smart Cities

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to integrate the reader into the key points that are anticipated to govern energy management in future smart cities. The chapter is divided into six sections. Following the introductory section, the second section introduces the intelligent city and its main parameters. There is a discussion on the different standards and initiatives for smart cities, with particular reference to their content. In the third section, a detailed reference to technical standards and standardization initiatives related to smart cities is presented. In the fourth section, the recent advancement in the field of energy management in smart cities is presented. Emphasis is given on the metrics which are used to assess the intelligence of smart cities, the internet of things and the handling of big data, as well as on the role of zero energy buildings and life cycle assessment in the smart cities vision. In the fifth section, a discussion concerning smart energy regions and energy management aspect is presented. In this section special concern is given to the integration potentials of insular energy systems into smart energy regions. Finally, the last section focuses on the obstacles observed in the adoption of the smart cities concept.