Smart Energy Transition: An Evaluation of Cities in South Korea

Lim, Yirang; Edelenbos, Jurian; Gianoli, Alberto

doi:10.3390/informatics6040050

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“…It becomes necessary to use renewable energy sources and implement efficient technologies in the field of energy infrastructure and urban infrastructure, such as [63]: The concepts of smart cities and smart environments, as well as related technologies, are gaining increasing importance [64]. The everyday basis of energy transformation and a smart city is data from ICT [65]. The use of modern tele information technologies in the energy sector brings real benefits to smart cities in the form of lower costs of street lighting.…”

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Intelligent Street Lighting in a Smart City Concepts—A Direction to Energy Saving in Cities: An Overview and Case Study

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The aim of the article is to present and analyze the implementation of intelligent lighting within the concept of smart energies and smart cities. Motivation and research hypothesis: Electricity consumption in the world is based largely on non-renewable energy. Until these full changes, it is necessary to look for opportunities to save and use it efficiently. Today’s cities are increasingly implementing the smart concept, of which smart energy is one area. One of the smart city elements implemented by cities is smart energy. Within this framework, a supported concept is the replacement of traditional lighting with LEDs (Light-Emitting Diodes), which contributes to energy and cost savings and reduces the pollution of the sky with artificial light, while increasing the efficiency of urban lighting. Positive effects of modern solutions include reduced lighting expenses and increased safety of residents. Methods and results of the research: The authors chose the case study method for their research. The authors present forecasts for the development, not only from the point of view of the number of lamps but also the cost efficiency pointing out the importance of this element in the context of building smart cities. These are specific benchmarks for cities that have not yet implemented this concept. Conclusions and interdisciplinary implications: solutions are desirable directions for the development of the smart city concept, bringing benefits and reducing external costs. Considerations show a quantitative development forecast and an indication of the possibility of achieving trade-offs and cost reductions. It translates into meeting the requirements of sustainable development providing tangible benefits. The analysis of the case studies is intended to show the effects that can be achieved and the wide range of applications (indicating that modern lamps are not just lighting, but a platform for urban services). The analyses presented are intended to serve as benchmarks showing the possibilities of reducing costs and increasing the quality of life of residents in modern cities. The indicated examples and analyses are of economic importance, they show managers, but also inhabitants, in which direction they should lead the smart city concept, which will allow saving costs, but also to increase the quality of life of inhabitants.

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Section: Smart Energy As a Part Of Smart City Conceptsmentioning

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Intelligent Street Lighting in a Smart City Concepts—A Direction to Energy Saving in Cities: An Overview and Case Study

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“…Similarly, work by Koo et al (2014) estimates that 72.38% of the electricity consumption of the 141 elementary schools, 86 middle schools, and 49 high schools evaluated can be offset by rooftop PV system deployment. In addition, the city has pursued innovative solutions and a recent ranking of "smart cities" placed Daejeon in eighth place out of 152 Korean cities tested (Lim et al, 2019). Finally, as given in Figure 1, the city is far removed from large-scale energy generation infrastructure, exacerbating the challenges discussed so far.…”

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Infrastructure‐scale sustainable energy planning in the cityscape: Transforming urban energy metabolism in East Asia

Taminiau¹,

Byrne

Kim

et al. 2021

WIREs Energy & Environment

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Transformation of the urban energy metabolism is possible when sustainable energy is positioned as an infrastructure‐scale tool. A review of urban energy planning research is complemented by an examination of assessment methods in use to gauge the feasibility of planning sustainable energy as a new infrastructure to power cities. A case study analysis of the city of Daejeon is offered to operationalize this planning strategy. In particular, the integrated application of the “savings city” and “solar city” concepts where, respectively, citywide deployment of energy efficiency and rooftop photovoltaic energy systems is envisioned at a large‐scale, is explored for Daejeon through the innovative use of geospatial assessment methods and a visualization tool that can guide urban policy. This assessment and its visualization illustrates not only grid energy use divisions throughout the city but also reveals possible energy planning trajectories in pursuit of positioning sustainable energy as urban infrastructure. The assessment finds that cities like Daejeon could fulfill over half of their electricity service needs through in‐city deployment of sustainable energy at the infrastructure‐scale. Cities that embark on this “sustainable city” trajectory essentially reform the lived experience of “the city” and reshape the city‐energy relationship. This article is categorized under: Energy Efficiency > Systems and Infrastructure Energy Policy and Planning > Systems and Infrastructure Energy and Urban Design > Systems and Infrastructure

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“…The emergence of "Smart Cities" offers promising solutions to facilitate this integration and can address pressing energy and sustainability challenges through a new generation of information and data-driven urban and energy planning [14,19,20]. Grounded in the evolving field of urban planning and supported by technological advancements such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins (DTs), Remote Sensing (RS), Geographic Information System (GIS), Internet of Things (IoT), Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), and smart grids, smart cities aim to integrate Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into city planning process [20][21][22][23][24]. These tools and technologies enable the optimization of energy consumption, the integration of RE sources into the urban fabric, a reduction in GHG emissions, and ultimately an improvement of the quality of urban life as a whole [19,[25][26][27].…”

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Smart Cities and Urban Energy Planning: An Advanced Review of Promises and Challenges

Esfandi,

Tayebi,

Byrne

et al. 2024

Smart Cities

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This review explores the relationship between urban energy planning and smart city evolution, addressing three primary questions: How has research on smart cities and urban energy planning evolved in the past thirty years? What promises and hurdles do smart city initiatives introduce to urban energy planning? And why do some smart city projects surpass energy efficiency and emission reduction targets while others fall short? Based on a bibliometric analysis of 9320 papers published between January 1992 and May 2023, five dimensions were identified by researchers trying to address these three questions: (1) energy use at the building scale, (2) urban design and planning integration, (3) transportation and mobility, (4) grid modernization and smart grids, and (5) policy and regulatory frameworks. A comprehensive review of 193 papers discovered that previous research prioritized technological advancements in the first four dimensions. However, there was a notable gap in adequately addressing the inherent policy and regulatory challenges. This gap often led to smart city endeavors underperforming relative to their intended objectives. Overcoming the gap requires a better understanding of broader issues such as environmental impacts, social justice, resilience, safety and security, and the affordability of such initiatives.

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Smart Energy Transition: An Evaluation of Cities in South Korea

Cited by 11 publications

References 43 publications

Intelligent Street Lighting in a Smart City Concepts—A Direction to Energy Saving in Cities: An Overview and Case Study

Intelligent Street Lighting in a Smart City Concepts—A Direction to Energy Saving in Cities: An Overview and Case Study

Infrastructure‐scale sustainable energy planning in the cityscape: Transforming urban energy metabolism in East Asia

Smart Cities and Urban Energy Planning: An Advanced Review of Promises and Challenges

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