Energy Systems and Energy Management

Dear Colleagues,

The deposits of conventional energy sources have a colossal impact on the development of the energy system, which in recent decades has become increasingly centralized, resulting in the creation of large production centers. Powerful power plants provide electricity to mass consumers, over a large area, and rely primarily on fossil fuels. From coal-fired power plants, just over half of the generated electricity reaches the final recipients, meaning that an unexpected heat wave or other adverse atmospheric phenomena may contribute to the occurrence of a power failure in a significantly wide area.

The solution may be various types of energy systems, which can ultimately satisfy energy supplies in less urbanized areas and in rural areas, while guaranteeing the sustainable development of these areas. Proper energy management extended to the entire economy is the main guarantor of market mechanisms for shaping energy security.

An advantage and motive for the development of energy systems is technological progress, conducive to the reduction in the costs of generating energy in renewable sources, as well as the development of local energy resources. This is the way to achieve a civilizational leap and build a society based on knowledge.

This still requires a significant research effort, however, in terms of both technology and tool applications energy management. Advanced modeling and simulation tools are essential not only for research and development (R&D) purposes, but also for regulatory purposes. This Special Edition contains the latest results of the most advanced research in the field of energy systems and ways to manage power.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Energy systems;
• Energy management;
• Distributed energy;
• Renewable energy sources;
• Energy management models;
• Models of functioning of civic energy;
• Energy cluster;
• Microgrid;
• Prosumer.

Dr. Marcin Rabe
Dr. Katarzyna Chudy-Laskowska
Dr. Katarzyna Widera
Guest Editors

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