Energy-Aware Manufacturing Using Information Technology Tools

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
Mohammed A. Omar ◽  
Ahmad Mayyas ◽  
Qilun Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Landfill Gas ◽  
System Level ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Aware ◽  
Sustainability Planning ◽  
Technology Tools ◽  
Energy Auditing

This manuscript discusses the implementation of information technology tools; specifically, computerized Knowledge Based Systems (KBS), in managing the energy flows, conversions, and expenditures within manufacturing environments; including renewable energy sources (namely, landfill gas). The study presents actual KBS embodiments in energy auditing, modeling, and optimization. Additionally, the text presents how IT tools can be used at a system level to integrate sustainability planning within manufacturing planning. The developed tool also addresses the question “how energy-efficient are renewable energy sources” using a novel simulation platform based on hybrid scheme.

Renewable energy sources generation forecasting in aggregated energy system level

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Panapakidis ◽  
Georgios Gousis ◽  
Nikolaos Koltsaklis ◽  
Athanasios Dagoumas
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy System ◽  
System Level ◽  
Energy Sources

scholarly journals Towards sustainable ICT

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 00016
Author(s):  
Michela Meo
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Aware ◽  
Communication Services ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Sustainable Services

While information and communication technologies (ICT) can play a crucial role in tackling issues related to sustainability, and reducing resource consumption in every sector, they also consume huge amounts of energy, andthis, combined with the predicted rapid growth of demand for communication services, is expected to make the whole sector more and more energy-hungry in the coming years. The sustainability of ICT itself is also becoming an urgent challenge. Actions can be taken in several directions: i) introducing a massive and pervasive use of renewable energy sources, a step that requires the design of communication services to be revised; ii) enforcing rules and policies that induce the provisioning of sustainable services and promote the adoption of proper attitudes; and iii) involving the users who will become conscious consumers and participate in crowdsourcing projects tomonitor consumption and foster energy-aware behaviours.

A SURVEY OF TOURISM MANAGEMENT ATTITUDES TO RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY IN PRIMORSKO-GORANSKA COUNTY (CROATIA)

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Rade Knezević ◽  
Leo Vičić
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Consumption Control

The paper presents the methodology of a conducted questionnaire survey and the results regarding energy consumption in the tourism of Primorsko-Goranska County (Croatia). The attitudes about energy consumption management and practical aspects concerning consumption are highlighted. The pool consists of three major groups of tourism objects: hotels and related facilities, camping parks and marinas. The plan was to analyze 91 tourism object, but only from 30 objects was achieved the response (33% rate). Largest share of the pool is located in the coastal area (73%), and much smaller shares are in the mountain region (13%) and the islands (13%). The results of analysis show that the largest amount of energy is used for interior heating/cooling (26,0%) and food purposes (24,5%), then for the illumination (17,3%), hot water (17,0%), laundering and ironing (10,4%), cleaning and waste disposal (2,6%) and other (2,1%). The attitudes about saving are emphasized and 96,7% of surveyed managers suppose that it is possible to manage the energy consumption and that energy increasingly influences their sustainable business activities. Information technology equipment for energy consumption control was installed in 16,7% of facilities and only 13,3% of businesses were exploiting renewable energy sources (RES) in 2007.

scholarly journals A Review of Battery Charging - Discharging Management Controller: A Proposed Conceptual Battery Storage Charging – Discharging Centralized Controller

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 7515-7521
Author(s):  
N. A. Zainurin ◽  
S. A. B. Anas ◽  
R. S. S. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Storage System ◽  
State Of Charge ◽  
System Level ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Battery Storage ◽  
Switching Characteristic ◽  
Battery Energy ◽  
Centralized Controller

This paper describes the development of a centralized controller to charge or discharge the battery storages that are connected to renewable energy sources. The centralized controller is able to assist, control, and manage the battery storage charging when excessive power is available from renewable energy sources. At the same time, the centralized controller also performs battery storage discharging when the connected load requires a power source, especially when the renewable energy sources are unavailable. Background studies regarding battery storage charging-discharging are presented in the introduction section. Also, generally developed charging-discharging methods or techniques were applied at the system level and not specifically to the battery storage system level. Due to the limited study on battery storage system charging-discharging, this paper reviews some of the similar studies in order to understand the battery storage charging–discharging characteristics as well as to propose a new conceptual methodology for the proposed centralized controller. The battery storage State-of-Charge (SoC) is used as the criterion to develop the conceptual centralized controller, which is also used as a switching characteristic between charging or discharging when only the battery energy storages are supplying the output power to the connected load. Therefore, this paper mainly focuses on the conceptual methodology as well as explaining the functionality and operationality of the proposed centralized controller. A summarized comparison based on the studied charging–discharging systems with the proposed centralized controller is presented to indicate the validity of the proposed centralized controller.

Renewable Energy Sources

IEE Review ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Kenneth Spring
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources
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