Energy Positive Neighborhoods and Smart Energy Districts

Chapter One

Introduction

A. Monti^*

D. Pesch^**

K.A. Ellis^†

P. Mancarella^‡*    E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany^**    NIMBUS Centre for Embedded Systems Research, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland^†    IoT Systems Research Lab, Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, Ireland^‡    The University of Manchester, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Manchester, United Kingdom

Abstract

This chapter introduces the reader to the book. Main goal is to explain the background of this work and how the book can fulfill the needs of many different users. A short guide allows the reader to understand how to use the book depending on her/his own goals.

Keywords

energy positivity

flexibility

SUDA framework

district ...