Centre de Recherches Energétiques et Municipales

Enhancing the Quality of Energy Services in Urban Areas by Means of Renewable Energy Technologies and ITC in Energy Networks : Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

Nguene, Gustave ; Cherix, Gaëtan ; Maréchal, François ; Finger, Matthias ; Revaz, Jean-Marc

In: ISESCO Science and Technology Vision, 2007, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 49-53

Urban areas are characterised by a high concentration of economic and social activities. As a consequence, residential, commercial or industrial activities require an enormous rate of resources consumption. This can lead to environmentally-related problems. In addition, to the depletion of fossil ressources in the near future, there are legitimate calls for innovative approaches towards more...