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Fig. 1.15 Diagram of the new approach for energy system integration that accommodates three
coordinations
innovations in regional energy governance and market management in light of the
administrative segmentation and market characteristics of each region.
New Approach for China’s Energy System Integration as Required by “Three
Coordinations”
The three coordinations of energy and economy, energy and infrastructure, and
energy and regions is not isolated from each other, but interconnected and interactive, and should be advanced in a coordinated manner. In this connection, the author
proposed the coordinated development notion of “smart energy farms—smart energy
towns—smart industrial parks—smart transportation network” under the requirements of the three coordinations (see Fig. 1.15) in an attempt to provide a new
solution for energy system integration during low-carbon energy transition.
As far as this approach is concerned, smart energy farms, smart energy towns and
smart industrial parks are both energy producers and consumers. Yet they stand to
perform different main functions, serving as producer, consumer and regulator of
supply and demand in the overall energy system. Specifically, smart energy farms
combine renewable energy and agricultural production to supply clean energy and
agricultural produce; smart energy towns import large quantities of energy and materials to meet the needs of people’s life and work; smart industrial parks are where the
production and storage of fossil energy and energy-consuming products are highly
concentrated, and seek to balance supply and demand of the energy system. The three
share and collaborate with one another in terms of energy and information through
the energy hub in the smart energy system:
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Fig. 1.15 Diagram of the new approach for energy system integration that accommodates three
coordinations
innovations in regional energy governance and market management in light of the
administrative segmentation and market characteristics of each region.
New Approach for China’s Energy System Integration as Required by “Three
Coordinations”
The three coordinations of energy and economy, energy and infrastructure, and
energy and regions is not isolated from each other, but interconnected and interactive, and should be advanced in a coordinated manner. In this connection, the author
proposed the coordinated development notion of “smart energy farms—smart energy
towns—smart industrial parks—smart transportation network” under the requirements of the three coordinations (see Fig. 1.15) in an attempt to provide a new
solution for energy system integration during low-carbon energy transition.
As far as this approach is concerned, smart energy farms, smart energy towns and
smart industrial parks are both energy producers and consumers. Yet they stand to
perform different main functions, serving as producer, consumer and regulator of
supply and demand in the overall energy system. Specifically, smart energy farms
combine renewable energy and agricultural production to supply clean energy and
agricultural produce; smart energy towns import large quantities of energy and materials to meet the needs of people’s life and work; smart industrial parks are where the
production and storage of fossil energy and energy-consuming products are highly
concentrated, and seek to balance supply and demand of the energy system. The three
share and collaborate with one another in terms of energy and information through
the energy hub in the smart energy system: