The dawn of urban energy planning – Synergies between energy and urban planning for São Paulo (Brazil) megacity

Collaço, Flávia Mendes de Almeida; Simões, Sofia; Dias, Luís; Duić, Neven; Seixas, Júlia; Bermann, Célio

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.01.013

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“…The second model analysed is the one developed in the work [2] that makes use of The Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP) energy simulation model was applied for modelling Sao Paulo's Urban Energy Systems (UES) in order to characterize the megacity current and future energy system. In this work, the energy and urban planning strategies applied to the entire urban system (all sectors and not just buildings or transport) were modeled, relating the urban use of energy, identifying connections and each of the respective parameters with the corresponding municipal services.…”

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A review on the integration between urban and energy planning considering the planning tools

Castro¹,

Freitas²,

Carvalho³

2021

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The increasing energy demand is a global concern, directly associated with indicators of greenhouse gases and air pollution. These, in turn, are directly related to the physical, social and economic aspects of cities. One way to minimize such impacts is to diversify the energy matrix with renewable sources. On the other hand, the use of wind and solar plants are susceptible to multiple conflicts, due to urban aesthetics, technology scale or directionality of the energy flow across individual property limits. Considering that the urban form directly impacts the energy demand and the existence of conflicts arising from the use of renewable sources, the integration between urban and energy planning plays an important role in mitigating the risks associated with the growth of renewable generation. With such motivation, we propose a comparative analysis of the main tools of urban and / or energy planning through a systematic review of the literature. The methodology of the literature review and the results are presented through a table with the evaluated functionalities: Scenarios, simulations, energy conditioning, integration with GIS systems and ability to integrate with cities master plans.

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A review on the integration between urban and energy planning considering the planning tools

Castro¹,

Freitas²,

Carvalho³

2021

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“…Several studies [23][24][25] around the world have been developed using energy planning models such as LEAP in order to evaluate different scenarios for future energy consumption and carbon emissions [26]; to forecast electricity demand [24]; to evaluate the impacts of technological changes [27,28]; energy and urban planning solutions [25]; to develop policies for low carbon development [29,30]. Moreover, the use of energy planning models is essential to identify possibilities through the scenarios built for different sectors, considering the energy supply and demand and a tool to analyze future policies [30].…”

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Assessment of Greenhouse Gases and Pollutant Emissions in the Road Freight Transport Sector: A Case Study for São Paulo State, Brazil

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This study analyzes the road freight sector of São Paulo state to identify the best options to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and local pollutants, such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons. Additionally, the investment cost of each vehicle is also analyzed. Results show that electric options, including hybrid, battery, and hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles represent the best options to reduce pollutants and greenhouse gases emissions concomitantly, but considerable barriers for their deployment are still in place. With little long-term planning on the state level, electrification of the transport system, in combination with increased renewable electricity generation, would require considerable financial support to achieve the desired emissions reductions without increasing energy insecurity.

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“…This exacerbates the energy access problem and energy insecurity in the region. The IREP framework buttresses localized energy planning and could be scaled up to urban communities by capitalizing on the possible synergies between urban planning and energy planning strategies [103]. Adopting this strategy integration approach would deliver very optimistic results as typified by this study including energy conservation, reductions in energy demand and GHGs emission, overall energy expenditure and required optimal investments for developing community energy systems.…”

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Decentralized Renewable Hybrid Mini-Grids for Rural Communities: Culmination of the IREP Framework and Scale up to Urban Communities

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The Integrated Rural Energy Planning (IREP) framework offers a unified road map for locating, planning and operating decentralized renewable hybrid off-grid energy systems for localized (rural) applications in low-income countries. This paper presents the culmination of the IREP framework and aims to illustrate the final step of the IREP framework for two communities in Nigeria. It is focused on two aspects. Firstly, the techno-economic modeling (investment and operation optimization) of a hybrid mini-grid system using HOMER Pro, a techno-economic evaluation tool; and evaluating the benefits of demand side management (DSM) based on energy efficiency on the overall system economics using a scenario-based approach. Secondly, the conceptualization of a sustainable business model using the business model canvas scheme to deliver measurable socio-economic impacts in these communities. The results provide valuable insights into rural electrification via renewable hybrid mini-grids powered primarily with solar photovoltaic technology. Transcending mere electricity access, electricity is provided for productive uses (considering disaggregated end-uses) by harnessing other dispatchable renewable energy resources such as waste biomass. Given high share of rural population in developing countries, these insights are applicable in these regions and further the realization of the United Nations’ goal of sustainable energy (SDG7) and sustainable cities and communities (SDG11).

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The dawn of urban energy planning – Synergies between energy and urban planning for São Paulo (Brazil) megacity

Cited by 43 publications

References 70 publications

A review on the integration between urban and energy planning considering the planning tools

A review on the integration between urban and energy planning considering the planning tools

Assessment of Greenhouse Gases and Pollutant Emissions in the Road Freight Transport Sector: A Case Study for São Paulo State, Brazil

Decentralized Renewable Hybrid Mini-Grids for Rural Communities: Culmination of the IREP Framework and Scale up to Urban Communities

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