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I am happy to share our new review article on energy sufficiency - Building energy sufficiency to support the clean energy transition: A review and perspective. The looming climate emergency coupled with the present-day energy crisis has led to an urgent need to decarbonize the building stock for a clean energy transition. However, the sector is not at pace with the Paris Agreement goals and requires deep systematic changes to achieve the 2050 net-zero targets. This paper presents energy sufficiency as an approach to accelerate building decarbonization that goes beyond energy efficient and renewable energy technologies and leverages lifestyle choices and practices to achieve the targeted climate goals. We synthesize the existing knowledge on sufficiency in the buildings domain encompassing empirical studies, estimating up to 48% energy savings and 54% GHG emissions reduction potential of sufficiency actions, and the possible approaches for implementation to develop a comprehensive understanding of sufficiency potential in the building sector. We also present different categories of sufficiency measures and identify the related policy and technological innovations required to implement them. Lastly, we discuss the opportunities for sufficiency-oriented building decarbonization within the national policies and roadmaps. This review intends to provide insights into the development of sufficiency-oriented strategies and policies for enabling a just energy transition in the building sector. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g3y2QQM8 #sufficiency #decarbonization

Scientific news at INERGE! UNIFEI researcher Benedito D. Bonatto, together with four other researchers, has published a scientific article on the respected ScienceDirect platform, published by Elsevier, a renowned Anglo-Dutch publisher. The study, entitled “Model and Feasibility Analysis: Photovoltaic Generation Systems Installed at Brazilian Public Universities for Energy Sustainability”, brings up important points for energy sustainability in Brazil. Highlights of the article: ◾Stochastic Analysis: Evaluation of public investments in photovoltaic systems at federal universities. ◾Optimized Results: The methodology adopted showed that generating energy at one's own load provides superior results. ◾ Attraction of Remote Self-Consumption: This model is more advantageous in the absence of ICMS and with high power limits. ◾Necessity of reforms: In order to promote sustainability in public buildings, changes to current legislation are essential. ◾Return on Investment (ROI): The project has an average payback time of 5 years, with an ROI of 23.08%. To continue reading this article and keep up to date with the latest INCT news, visit our official website. Don't miss any weekly updates from our Institute. inergeinct.com/ #ScientistsInAction #EnergySustainability #BrazilianResearch #INERGE #UNIFEI #ScienceDirect #Elsevier https://lnkd.in/gbp7STfn

CIGRE 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞: All editions so far of the 𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗘𝗖 have been organized in various technical universities in the country 💡 with the idea of attracting academia and Bachelor, Master and PhD students alongside those working in energy industry ⚡️. 📌This year the name of the conference has been expanded with the signature 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 to better understand the purpose of the conference, an occasion for organizing the 4th edition of the Next Generation Network Contest🏆. This empowers us, young engineers, to identify innovative solutions to meet the challenges of the energy transition. The future belongs to us❗️ #cigre #powersystems

Good news for Norwegian Battery Innovation!🔋 We are thrilled that the FME Battery Centre of the Institute for Energy Technology has been granted robust funding of 110 million euros over the next eight years. The initiative is part of The Research Council of Norway's commitment to fostering innovative energy R&D through its FME programme (Centres for Environment-Friendly Energy Research). Morrow is proud to be a key industrial partner in this national effort, which aims to strengthen Norway’s position in the global battery value chain. The Battery FME virtual research centre combines top-tier research institutes, universities, and industrial players. "This funding will accelerate Norway's endeavours in battery R&D and enhance our capabilities in training top-notch researchers, including Ph. D.s and postdocs. It will also open up avenues for international collaborations—essential to driving innovation in battery technology," comments Ronny Gløckner, Head of Development at Morrow. Congrats to everyone involved who worked to make this happen! We look forward to the way ahead. Hanne Flåten Andersen Jon Fold von Bülow Dr. Rahul Fotedar Odne Burheim Martin Smedstad Foss Marthe Emelie Melandsø Buan Erik Marstein Photo credit: Institute for Energy Technology #Sustainability #Innovation #BatteryTechnology #ResearchAndDevelopment #batteries #betterbatteries #mission2morrow

The future of quantitative ground models for offshore renewables. Side event of EAGE Annual 2024, this workshop will bring together all parties involved in the development and use of quantitative ground models for offshore renewables projects. We want to stimulate an open debate that involves everyone associated with the multi-faceted process, including: geoscientists, who are heavily involved in the model development from an early project phase; geotechnical engineers, who incorporate the results into engineering ground models and subsequent infrastructure design; data scientists and geostatisticians, who link the various parameters and establish the 3D soil property population and assess the uncertainties. Details in https://lnkd.in/eUD43Dfw

Well done, Jorge! Your chapter reached 700 reads. Achieved on February 12, 2024 Chapter: Power Options: Energy Alternatives for the Future

Learn more about the #InterregAurora funded project HE4T – Harvesting Energy for Data Acquisition and Transfer🔝

What do I want to talk about? Energy harvesting! We at Lapland University of Applied Sciences together with the consortium consisting of University of Vaasa, Luleå University of Technology and UiT- The Arctic University of Norway have been researching and applying the technology since 2023 in the #interregAurora funded project HE4T - Harvesting Energy for Data Acquisition and Transfer. All partners have long experience in energy harvesting, electronics, wireless communication and embedded software. What is Energy Harvesting? Energy harvesting means gathering and converting energy from some physical or chemical phenomenon into electricity to power electronic devices. Energy can be harvested from various phenomena such as vibration, motion, temperature difference, seawater, electromagnetic radiation and light to name but a few. The harvesting of energy requires special electronics and components that converts the physical or chemical energy into electricity to be consumed by the attached electronics. Why? In short, energy harvesting allows for battery-less solutions, which enables electronic devices that last longer and do not require consumable or rechargeable batteries that run out or degrade over time. Current energy harvesting solutions do still rely on some sort of energy storage for accumulating enough energy to operate the electronics attached to it. Future advancements in energy harvesting can lead to completely energy storage free solutions. Currently we at Lapland University of Applied Sciences together with Marjetas Academy Oy are researching a pavement embedded temperature sensor solution utilizing LoRa -technology together with a light EH solution developed by Epishine. Idea being that the sensor would be able to harvest energy from street lights during the long polar night. At least in theory. Let's see how well the theory survives the direct impact with reality 😉 Remember to visit the project website for the latest news: https://he4t5.webnode.fi/ #EnergyHarvesting #Innovation #Sustainability #HE4T #InterregAurora #IndustrialSensing #GreenTech #LaplandUAS #LTU #UiT #UniversityOfVaasa #Marjetas

📢 Prof. Dr. Matthias Haase from the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, represented PEDvolution at the BauSIM conference, organised by Vienna University of Technology (also partner in the PEDvolution consortium) between 23rd & 27th of September 2024 in Vienna. 🏙️ Among the topics of interest, this year the conference focused on #Energy-#efficient #building and #district #modelling (including i. District, building and facility simulation ii. Renewable and decentralized energy systems, iii. Communication of building technology and iv. Energy supply infrastructure), as well as Monitoring of Buildings and Neighborhoods. 🤝 During the presentation entitled “Accommodating the constant Evolution of PEDs“ PEDvolution’s overall scope, objectives and expected outcomes of this ambitious project were presented. 💡 Apart from disseminating the project itself and discussing its progress with highly experienced experts, our participation aimed at further cultivating relationships with field experts and researchers who may be interested in becoming involved in the project’s overall development, as well as with those who could potentially benefit from the project results in the future.

Delighted to have participated in this publication with my coauthors Emanuele Giovannetti, Golnoush Soroush, Tooraj Jamasb and Manuel Llorca. In our chapter “Digitalisation and Economic Regulation in the Energy Sector” we conclude that digitalisation in the energy sector requires making some improvements and adjustments in several components of its regulatory framework. These include: the remuneration framework for grid operators, the standardisation and interoperability of all the involved devices and data formats, and the provisions to incentivise and promote innovative solutions. Setting interoperability requirements becomes increasingly relevant with the connection of more digital devices in the power system and is essential to ensure fair competition in the provision and adoption of digital solutions.