Towards Smart Energy Regions: Exploring Future Energy-Systems
COST Action TU1104 Smart Energy Regions
At a glance
- Project leader : Vicente Carabias-Hütter
- Project team : Prof. Dr. Claudio Cometta, Prof. Dr. Bettina Furrer, Prof. Dr. Petr Korba, Evelyn Lobsiger-Kägi, Diego Sanchez
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : EU and other international programmes (COST Action / TU 1104 Smart Energy Regions)
- Project partner : Aristoteles-Universität Thessaloniki, Cardiff University
- Contact person : Vicente Carabias-Hütter
Description
In support of the development towards smart energy regions, this
project wants to explore integrated transition approaches on the
demand and supply side, evaluating the most promising elements from
behaviour change programmes, business initiatives, policy
strategies, measures, and technologies at regional level.
Today research on the energy transition is still fragmented. It is
necessary to address the energy efficiency efforts on the whole
energy chain, from energy production, via transmission and
distribution, to final consumption. Special attention will be given
to the optimized matching of energy supply and demand at regional
level. Therefore, within this project we will look at:
- Consumers, concentrating on demand side management options to reach a more sustainable energy conservation and mobility behaviour;
- Industry / Utilities, developing novel business models taking into account the consumers energy needs and the requirements for enhanced decentralised, renewable energy supply;
- Policy-Makers, investigating regional context factors, strategies and concepts in order to recommend appropriate policy measures;
- Science & Technology, scanning the horizon for promising smart initiatives, solutions, and technologies along the paths for smart energy region scenarios.
With the promotion of smart practices at the key nodes of the complex energy system the energy transition and the underlying paradigm shift shall get a boost at regional level.
Further information
Publications
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Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn; Carabias-Hütter, Vicente,
2016.
In:
Patterson, Jo; Varriale, Fabrizio, eds.,
Proceedings of the International Conference ‘Smart Energy Regions’ : Cardiff, UK, 11th and 12th February 2016.
International Conference Smart Energy Regions, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 11-12 February 2016.
Cardiff:
The Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
pp. 31-44.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4241
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Spiess, Harry; Carabias-Hütter, Vicente; Sanchez, Diego; Zolliker, Michael,
2016.
Success factors and barriers for 100% renewable energy regions [paper].
In:
Patterson, Jo; Varriale, Fabrizio, eds.,
Proceedings of the International Conference ‘Smart Energy Regions’ : Cardiff, UK, 11th and 12th February 2016.
International Conference «Smart Energy Regions», Cardiff, Wales, 11-12 February 2016.
Cardiff:
The Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
pp. 70-83.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4242
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Carabias-Hütter, Vicente; Lobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn; Moser, Corinne; Sanchez, Diego,
2014.
.
In:
Jones, Phil; Lang, Werner; Patterson, Jo; Geyer, Philipp, eds.,
COST action TU1104 : smart energy regions.
Cardiff:
The Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.
pp. 259-266.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4246