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Implementing Smart City Technologies to Inspire Change in Consumer Energy Behaviour

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  • Anna Mutule

    (Institute of Physical Energetics, Krivu Street 11, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia)

  • Marcos Domingues

    (Department of Informatics, State University of Maringá, Maringá 87020-900, PR, Brazil
    INESC P&D Brasil, Santos 11055-300, SP, Brazil)

  • Fernando Ulloa-Vásquez

    (Programa de Investigación Radio Digital, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Jose Pedro Alessandri, 1242, Santiago 7750000, Chile)

  • Dante Carrizo

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Informática y Cs. de la Computación, Universidad de Atacama, Av. Copayapu 485, Copiapó 1530000, Chile)

  • Luis García-Santander

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad de Concepción, Victor Lamas 1290, Concepción 4089100, Chile)

  • Ana-Maria Dumitrescu

    (Electrical Engineering Faculty, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, RO060042 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Diego Issicaba

    (INESC P&D Brasil, Santos 11055-300, SP, Brazil
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florian ó polis 88040-380, SC, Brazil)

  • Lucas Melo

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza 60455-760, CE, Brazil)

Abstract

One of the main challenges in smart city models is consumer behaviour, namely guiding the efforts to promote optimal use of energy in the dynamics of the developing cities, through lower energy consumption without impact on the comfort level. This relates to all energy vectors and can be done through different means. The uptake stage of smart metering and information and communication technologies (ICT) varies in different countries, creating the need for tailored innovative approaches in motivating behavioural change. This paper presents the work carried out within the joint research project ITCity (an ICT platform for sustainable energy ecosystem in smart cities) between the European Union and Latin American Countries. Cooperation of energy researchers and experts in ICT and application developers facilitates adoption of a multipurpose interdisciplinary approach. This work aims at providing the smart city and energy research and innovation community broader understanding of factors influencing adoption of energy efficiency technologies. Different ways of guiding optimal energy use are addressed elaborating on the building blocks for a smart city which consider load patterns based on high resolution, high reporting rate measurements, extensive consumer surveys, available communication solution analysis and end-user interaction with the ICT tool based on gamification principles.

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  • Anna Mutule & Marcos Domingues & Fernando Ulloa-Vásquez & Dante Carrizo & Luis García-Santander & Ana-Maria Dumitrescu & Diego Issicaba & Lucas Melo, 2021. "Implementing Smart City Technologies to Inspire Change in Consumer Energy Behaviour," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-15, July.
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