Optimum design for a smart energy system considering energy resources and technology learning

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25281060
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Design and evaluation of sustainable and environmental conscious system
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Nakata Toshihiko 東北大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (20260416)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 古林 敬顕 東北大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (40551528)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: エネルギーシステム / スマートシティ / 再生可能エネルギー / 地域熱供給 / バイオマス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The regional energy systems have been designed in this study. First, the energy consumption and supply on a prefectural scale are analyzed and visualize. The regional energy demand distribution is compared with the potential of renewable energy. This study indicates that development of local energy systems, especially local heat supply system, is important to introduce local renewable energy, and introduction of renewable energy leads to more balanced regional energy demand-supply distribution. Second, the frameworks that evaluate energy security and energy resilience quantitatively to design a sustainable energy system are established. Further, a two- factor learning curve is employed, and the impact of the learning effect on the dynamic diffusion of major renewable technologies is quantified. Finally, the optimum regional energy system for low carbon and higher resilience is designed. The designed systems are suggested to the municipal government as smart energy plan.

Free Research Field

エネルギーシステム工学