Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in Smart Cities
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "G1: Smart Cities and Urban Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 1322
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is no surprise to researchers that ongoing urbanization negatively affects the quality of the natural environment, increasing air pollution and adversely affecting living conditions in modern metropolises. Nevertheless, the number of city dwellers increases by 60 million people every year, and by 2030, six out of ten people will be city dwellers. It is in cities that two-thirds of the world's energy is consumed.
The Smart City concept, promoted as a remedy for the resulting problems of energy consumption and management, can be promoted. Therefore, when we mention the energy transformation that awaits us, we sometimes forget about the challenges facing the energy sector itself. In particular, the integration of renewable energy sources in urban space, increased energy efficiency, the development of electromobility, and the development of smart grids are just a few of the issues related to the development of energy efficiency in Smart Cities.
This Special Issue provides a space for discussing the technical aspects of research problems, taking into account the growing interest in issues related to the Smart City concept and the area of energy efficiency in Smart Cities. This topic is particularly interesting considering the limited number of publications on the cited research topic.
Dr. Wojciech Lewicki
Prof. Dr. Wojciech Drożdż
Prof. Dr. Radoslaw Miskiewicz
Dr. Milena Bera
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart city
- energy efficiency
- energy costs
- smart grid
- smart environment
- smart mobility
- electromobility
- vehicle to home
- vehicle to grid
- urban living labs
- innovative solutions
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