The Course: Energy in a Smart City. Electric Vehicles, Self-Consumption, Distributed Generation and Smart Grids offers you the chance to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of smart cities. At a time when sustainability is key, the renewable energy and electric mobility sectors are booming, creating high demand for skilled workers. This course will will provide essential skills for understanding and actively participating in the development of smart cities, exploring concepts such as sustainable mobility and distributed renewable energy generation. You will learn about the crucial role of the smart grids for efficient energy management, preparing you to tackle the energy challenges of the future. Become an agent of change and seize this opportunity to advance your career in such a relevant and constantly evolving field.
Energy in a Smart City: Electric Vehicles, Self-Consumption, Distributed Generation and Smart Grids
Architecture, construction and urban planning
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand the concept of a smart city and its impact on urban sustainability.
- To analyse the benefits of electric vehicles for sustainable mobility.
- To identify the benefits of self-consumption in distributed renewable energy generation.
- To assess the role of smart grids in efficient energy management.
- To explore the key technologies required for the deployment of smart grids.
- To develop the skills needed to integrate energy solutions into a smart city.
- To learn about current trends in urban mobility and sustainable energy.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION. THE CONCEPT OF A SMART CITY.
Introduction and Objectives.
Smart cities.
Some Smart Cities initiatives.
Energy in cities.
Putting the consumer at the centre. Smart meters.
TEACHING UNIT 2. SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY.
The need to decarbonise transport.
Possible measures to decarbonise transport.
The electric vehicle.
The electric bus.
New models of activity or business.
TEACHING UNIT 3. DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION.
An overview of distributed renewable energy generation.
Promoting distributed generation and self-consumption.
Integration of self-consumption into the electricity system.
Energy communities.
A few experiences.
TEACHING UNIT 4. SMART GRIDS
Electricity distribution (I).
Electricity distribution (II).
Grids in the face of the energy transition.
New tools. Gaining flexibility.
Smart Grids.