An internet of energy framework with distributed energy resources, prosumers and small-scale virtual power plants: An overview

Mahmud, Khizir; Khan, Behram; Ravishankar, Jayashri; Ahmadi, Abdollah; Siano, Pierluigi

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2020.109840

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“…In addition to renewable energy source integration, with the inclusion of distributed energy resources, the appearance of prosumers, and the connection of dynamic mobile loads like electric vehicles, the power flow will increase in complexity, both on the supply and demand side, which will bring additional challenges to the smart grid [17].…”

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“…Ultimately, the conventional centralized power grid will become the IoE (Internet of Energy) [17]. Benefits of the smart grid include flexible electricity distribution, a permanently controlled system, reduction of losses, improved efficiency, balanced supply and demand, and the integration of renewable energy sources and energy storage technologies [16].…”

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Definition of the Future Skills Needs of Job Profiles in the Renewable Energy Sector

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The growth of the renewable energy industry is happening at a swift pace pushed, by the emergence of Industry 4.0. Smart technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Twin (DT), etc. enable companies within the sector of renewable energies to drastically improve their operations. In this sectoral context, where upgraded sustainability standards also play a vital role, it is necessary to fulfil the human capital requirements of the imminent technological advances. This article aims to determine the current skills of the renewable energy industry workforce and to predict the upcoming skill requirements linked to a digital transition by creating a unified database that contains both types of skills. This will serve as a tool for renewable energy businesses, education centers, and policymakers to plan the training itinerary necessary to close the skills gap, as part of the sectoral strategy to achieve a competent future workforce.

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“…Although the electricity system has always been complex, the application of AI intensifies this (Delea and Casazza, 2010;van de Graaf and Sovacool, 2020). System operators frequently purchase AI technology (or service) from IT companies and startups (Makris et al, 2018;Mahmud et al, 2020;Mucha and Seppala, 2020). SOs use the program, but are often no experts in how the program operates; it is a black box.…”

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Governing AI in Electricity Systems: Reflections on the EU Artificial Intelligence Bill

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The Proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act, published by the European Commission in April 2021, marks a major step in the governance of artificial intelligence (AI). This paper examines the significance of this Act for the electricity sector, specifically investigating to what extent the current European Union Bill addresses the societal and governance challenges posed by the use of AI that affects the tasks of system operators. For this we identify various options for the use of AI by system operators, as well as associated risks. AI has the potential to facilitate grid management, flexibility asset management and electricity market activities. Associated risks include lack of transparency, decline of human autonomy, cybersecurity, market dominance, and price manipulation on the electricity market. We determine to what extent the current bill pays attention to these identified risks and how the European Union intends to govern these risks. The proposed AI Act addresses well the issue of transparency and clarifying responsibilities, but pays too little attention to risks related to human autonomy, cybersecurity, market dominance and price manipulation. We make some governance suggestions to address those gaps.

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“…The theoretical concept of the smart grid (SG), proposed several years ago [1,2], has become a reality during the last decade [3], and nowadays is evolving towards new paradigms like the Internet of Energy (IoE) [4,5]. Many research works are currently being conducted in different knowledge areas to implement smart grids, highlighting their multidisciplinary nature.…”

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Intelligent Buildings in Smart Grids: A Survey on Security and Privacy Issues Related to Energy Management

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During the last decade, the smart grid (SG) concept has started to become a reality, mainly thanks to the technical progress achieved in telecommunications, informatics and power electronics, among other domains, leading to an evolution of the traditional electrical grid into an intelligent one. Nowadays, the SG can be seen as a system of smart systems that include cyber and physical parts from different technologies that interact with each other. In this context, intelligent buildings (IBs) constitute a paradigm in which such smart systems are able to guarantee the comfort of residents while ensuring an appropriate tradeoff of energy production and consumption by means of an energy management system (EMS). These interconnected EMSs remain the objective of potential cyber-attacks, which is a major concern. Therefore, this paper conducts a survey, from a multidisciplinary point of view, of some of the main security and privacy issues related to IBs as part of the SG, including an overview of EMS, smart meters, and the main communication networks employed to connect IBs to the overall SG. Future research directions towards a security enhancement from both technical and human perspectives are also provided.

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An internet of energy framework with distributed energy resources, prosumers and small-scale virtual power plants: An overview

Cited by 169 publications

References 122 publications

Definition of the Future Skills Needs of Job Profiles in the Renewable Energy Sector

Definition of the Future Skills Needs of Job Profiles in the Renewable Energy Sector

Governing AI in Electricity Systems: Reflections on the EU Artificial Intelligence Bill

Intelligent Buildings in Smart Grids: A Survey on Security and Privacy Issues Related to Energy Management

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