Introduce to students smart energy systems and energy in smart cities. Preparing students for understanding of advanced process of development of Sustainable energy and climate action plans (SECAP), as well as for fast and quality implementation of measures from these action plans. Guide the students towards interdisciplinary approach in SECAP development an towards a planning of smart energy systems through understanding technology, economic and institutional problems, barriers and questions as well as presenting the methods for solving these barriers. Acquiring knowledge and skills for transition of current cities and districts to smart and sustainable cities of the future.

Student responsibilities:

Grading and evaluation of student work over the course of instruction and at a final exam:

Continuous work through the semester by making one seminar (30%), homework and class assignments (30%) and presentation teamwork and presentation (40%).

Methods of monitoring quality that ensure acquisition of exit competences:

Evaluation of knowledge trough given tasks. Supervised exercises. Seminar work.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to (learning outcomes):

Understand and analyse the constructive elements of smart cities (district heating and cooling, thermal grids, gas grids, power system in smart cities, transport system, smart and nearly zero energy buildings, municipal energy systems, energy in service sectors). Understand the concept of low carbon cities. Understand the concept of "smart cities" and "circular economy in smart cities". Apply the advanced knowledge of energy research in development of the Sustainable energy and climate action plan SECAP. Plan, implement and monitor activities for development of Baseline emission inventory of Greenhouse gas emissions and measures for sustainable energy management in the cities. Recommend the measures of increasing energy efficiency and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the local and regional action plans. Present the examples of measures and selected parts of SECAPs. Examine the possibility for financing SECAP measures.

Lectures

1. Introduction to the concept of smart cities, circular economy, sustainable development and low-carbon cities and the basic elements of smart energy systems. Presentations and multimedia content, interaction with students through flash questions during lectures (multiple choice tasks).

2. Lecture SET-Plan and the Smart Cities, S3 platform (European strategic plan for the development of technology in the energy sector with a focus on technologies applicable to cities, European initiatives on smart cities, smart specialization strategy). Review of the plans and the developments of specific technologies and preparation for analysis of individual parts of a smart energy system. Introduction to smart grids. The main parts of the smart grid. Energy storage. The interaction with other systems, heating and cooling loads. The electricity market and options for t energy trading in the cities.

3. Smart district heating and cooling systems in the cities. The main parts of the system. Systems of 4th generations. Problems and challenges in the construction of the system. 4DH project.

4. Mapping the thermal needs for heating and cooling at the city level. Interaction of district heating systems with other energy systems and the possibility of thermal energy storage. Market for heat energy. European plans and strategies for the development of district heating systems. STRATEGO project.

5. Smart gas network in cities. The basics of smart gas systems and technology use and integration with other systems and energy storage. Smart and low-energy building, basic concepts. Transition and possibilities for improvement of old buildings as well as reconstruction of urban neighborhoods.

6. Smart transportation system and "green", sustainable mobility. The essential components of the transport system and related energy consumption. The power requirements for the transport of people and goods. The possibility of integration with the electricity and gas system, intermodal. Municipal energy and energy for utility services. ICT sector. iRESEV project.

7. Covenant of Mayors. In general, the objectives of the initiative. Conditions and process. The foundations for the sustainable development of cities. Indicators of sustainability of cities. The progress achieved. SDEWES index. Other examples of planning for low-carbon smart cities.

8. Description of the process of developing an action plan for sustainable energy management and development of the reference inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in a certain area. The main terms, the legal framework in Croatia and the EU. Control and monitoring of the implementation of the Action Plan. Reporting of the implementation of the Action Plan to the European Commission. Description of the first phase of development and preparation activities. Options to adjust the structure of city government in order to ensure the necessary skilled resources to implement the Action Plan. Examples of good practice. Gathering support participants needed services. Tools for the action plan and information campaigns.

9. Making SECAP by main sectors Buildings (households, services, public buildings and facilities), equipment, devices and systems (street lighting, water supply and drainage, purifiers, waste disposal facilities), traffic. Description EMIS system, an information system established by the UNDP as an auxiliary tool in the project Systematic energy management as part of a larger project Promoting energy efficiency in Croatia

10. Development of the plan by other sectors, local energy production in the SEAP, the industry without the big boilers in the system of trading greenhouse gas emissions, agriculture and waste

11. Energy efficiency. Understanding the market for energy efficiency measures. The macroeconomic approach. The policy, plan and program of energy efficiency in cities. The sectors of demand and supply of energy efficiency services. Making cost curve for energy efficiency measures. Energy efficiency per sector, a basic overview. All advantages of the energy efficiency measures

12. Workshop on other mechanisms in development of the SECAP. Urban planning and space utilization.Integrated infrastructure. ICT data collection and processing. Green public procurement. Working with citizens and stakeholders in the process of developing and implementing the SECAP. BEAST project.

13. Developing of SECAP measures, financing mechanisms and models, ESCO, energy performance contracting, public private partnerships, EU funds and loans, energy cooperatives. BEAST project.

14. Field work. Visiting the city office or Energy Agency to develop and implement the SECAP. Site Visit to the location with the implemented SECAP measures, conversation with the main stakeholders.

15. Developing the SECAP, writing, control the implementation of measures. Indicators of success.

Exercises

1. Work in teams of 3-5 students on the topic of understanding the text that includes terms from the first lecture, essay type assignments, analysis and synthesis of the solutions.

2. Exercise: analysis of smart grids for the one city. Analysis tools.

3. Exercise in groups, analysis of centralized heating and cooling systems.

4. Exercise: Mapping the heating and cooling demand in a particular area.

5. Work in the team comparison of heating and cooling in the village with low-energy houses and traditional, comparison of individual heating and cooling and heating systems

6. Exercise analysis of energy consumption in the transport sector in the city. Mats budget.

7. Exercise - meet ICLEI software tools for the development of the SEAP. Making reference emission inventory using software tools.

8. ICLEI - SEAP tool - Exercise budget consumption Buildings (determining the number and area of buildings, construction and energy performance of each building, year of construction, electricity consumption in buildings, thermal energy consumption for space heating and domestic hot water in all facilities, types and amount of energy used). Working with EMIS system.

9. ICLEI - SEAP tool - Practice determining the energy consumption by the transport sector (structure and characteristics of the vehicle fleet in the ownership and use of the city / municipality, number and structure of registered cars in the sub-sector of personal and combined vehicles, distribution and consumption of fuel in the sub-sector public transport and fleet property city, division and fuel consumption in other forms of public transport)

10. ICLEI - SEAP tool - Exercise budget local energy production, consumption and emissions in other sectors.

11. Exercise budget energy efficiency measures for SECAP.

12. Active participation in workshop

13. Exercise for developing measures for SECAP Team work in groups. The sectoral approach.

14. Active participation in the field work. Asking questions.

15. Exercise presentation of SECAP and measures of SECAP. Teamwork.

Compulsory literature:

Vodič "Kako izraditi Akcijski plan energetski održivog razvitka (SEAP)" - Grad Zagreb, Gradski ured za energetiku, zaštitu okoliša i održivi razvoj, 2012. ISBN: 978-953-7479-25-1

How to develop a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) - Giudebook, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Institute for Energy, 2010.

GIZ and ICLEI, 2012, Discussion Paper: Green Urban Economy - Conceptual basis and courses for action, GIZ Germany

World Bank; DNV KEMA. 2014. The Low Carbon City Development Program Guidebook: A Systems Approach to Low Carbon Development in Cities. World Bank, Washington, DC.

CRAGLIA Massimo, GRANELL CANUT Carlos, Citizen Science and Smart Cities, JRC- Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Publications Office of the European Union, 2014.

Recommended literature:

Lund, Henrik. Renewable Energy Systems, 2e, A Smart Energy Systems Approach to the Choice and Modeling of 100% Renewable Solutions Solutions. Academic Press - Elsevier, London, 2014.

Svend Frederiksen, Sven Werner, District Heating and Cooling, Studentlitteratur, 2013.

Energy Technology Perspectives 2017 Catalysing Energy Technology Transformations, IEA, Paris, 2017.

Energy Technology Perspectives 2016

Towards Sustainable Urban Energy Systems, IEA, Paris, 2016.

Energy Technology Perspectives 2015 - Mobilising Innovation to Accelerate Climate Action, IEA, Paris, 2015.

Energy Technology Perspectives 2014 - Harnessing Electricity"s Potential, IEA, Paris, 2014.