Review of Smart City Energy Modeling in Southeast Asia
The Southeast Asian region has been eagerly exploring the concepts of smart city initiatives in recent years due to the enormous opportunities and potential. The initiatives are in line with their plan to promote energy efficiency, phase down/out fossil fuel-based generation, and reduce greenhouse g...
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| author | Md Shafiullah Saidur Rahman Binash Imteyaz Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua Md Ismail Hossain Syed Masiur Rahman |
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| description | The Southeast Asian region has been eagerly exploring the concepts of smart city initiatives in recent years due to the enormous opportunities and potential. The initiatives are in line with their plan to promote energy efficiency, phase down/out fossil fuel-based generation, and reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity and electrification of various sectors in addition to renewable energy targets and policies to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 or 2060. However, the major challenges for these countries are related to leadership, governance, citizen support, investment, human capacity, smart device heterogeneity, and efficient modeling and management of resources, especially the energy systems. An intelligent energy system is one of the most significant components for any functional smart city, where artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), and big data are expected to tackle various existing and evolving challenges. This article starts with a brief discussion of smart city concepts and implementation challenges. Then, it identifies different types of smart city initiatives in Southeast Asian countries focusing on energy systems. In addition, the article investigates the status of smart systems in energy generation and storage, infrastructure, and model development. It identifies the unique challenges of these countries in implementing smart energy systems. It critically reviews many available energy modeling approaches and addresses their limitations and strengths, focusing on the region. Moreover, it also provides a preliminary framework for a successful energy system that exploits AI, IoT, and big data. Finally, the roadmap for a successful energy system requires appropriate policy development, innovative technological solutions, human capacity building, and enhancement of the effectiveness of current energy systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b7ba17802a14fb59d38abc0132e31ff2023-11-16T23:14:59ZengMDPI AGSmart Cities2624-65112022-12-0161729910.3390/smartcities6010005Review of Smart City Energy Modeling in Southeast AsiaMd Shafiullah0Saidur Rahman1Binash Imteyaz2Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua3Md Ismail Hossain4Syed Masiur Rahman5Interdisciplinary Research Center for Renewable Energy and Power Systems, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaCentre for Nanomaterials and Energy Technology, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor, MalaysiaInterdisciplinary Research Center for Renewable Energy and Power Systems, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaCentre for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilisation, School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway 47500, Selangor, MalaysiaInterdisciplinary Research Center for Renewable Energy and Power Systems, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaApplied Research Center for Environment and Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaThe Southeast Asian region has been eagerly exploring the concepts of smart city initiatives in recent years due to the enormous opportunities and potential. The initiatives are in line with their plan to promote energy efficiency, phase down/out fossil fuel-based generation, and reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity and electrification of various sectors in addition to renewable energy targets and policies to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 or 2060. However, the major challenges for these countries are related to leadership, governance, citizen support, investment, human capacity, smart device heterogeneity, and efficient modeling and management of resources, especially the energy systems. An intelligent energy system is one of the most significant components for any functional smart city, where artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), and big data are expected to tackle various existing and evolving challenges. This article starts with a brief discussion of smart city concepts and implementation challenges. Then, it identifies different types of smart city initiatives in Southeast Asian countries focusing on energy systems. In addition, the article investigates the status of smart systems in energy generation and storage, infrastructure, and model development. It identifies the unique challenges of these countries in implementing smart energy systems. It critically reviews many available energy modeling approaches and addresses their limitations and strengths, focusing on the region. Moreover, it also provides a preliminary framework for a successful energy system that exploits AI, IoT, and big data. Finally, the roadmap for a successful energy system requires appropriate policy development, innovative technological solutions, human capacity building, and enhancement of the effectiveness of current energy systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/6/1/5challengesefficient energy managementenergy modelingoverviewrenewable energysmart city |
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| title | Review of Smart City Energy Modeling in Southeast Asia |
| title_full | Review of Smart City Energy Modeling in Southeast Asia |
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| title_short | Review of Smart City Energy Modeling in Southeast Asia |
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| topic | challenges efficient energy management energy modeling overview renewable energy smart city |
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