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(1) Smart energy farms are mainly distributed in remote areas rich in renewable
energy, where small populations and relatively low land costs make them suitable for massive development and export of renewable energy and agricultural
production (see Fig. 1.15). To ensure the stability of energy output, local industries and energy storage devices that flexibly absorb renewable energy can be
developed to generate additional income other than agriculture. Smart energy
farms boast pleasant ecological landscape, which meets people’s demand for a
decent eco-environment;
(2) Smart energy towns are where population, high-end manufacturing and service
industry concentrate, which entail import of vast amount of energy, products and
materials from the outside to meet the needs. By promoting electrification and
end-use energy saving in cities and towns and improving energy efficiency, some
distributed energy storage devices can also assist in the regulation of energy
supply and demand. With no polluting industries and imported electricity as
the primary form of energy, smart energy towns would be livable places where
people enjoy high-end products and services and live out their dreams for a
better life;
(3) Smart industrial parks are mostly located in the proximity of mineral mines
and existing industrial parks. Each park gathers many energy-intensive industries on one or more industrial chains. Starting from the production of fossil
energy, the smart industrial parks achieve the high-quality and high-density
use of materials and energy within a small circle. Through smart management
and regulation, the parks oversee the production and storage of fossil energy
and energy-intensive products to ensure the balance between energy supply and
demand. Smart industrial parks can also receive and dispose of waste from cities
and towns. In the park, products of the upstream industry are used as materials
for the downstream. The by-products of some industries could be utilized by
others. High temperature exhaust gas from power or steel plants can serve as
sources of heat for other industries, achieving recycling and co-development
of energy and material. Thanks to the smart management and full use of materials and energy, smart industrial parks minimize the negative impact on the
environment and protect the living environment of the park residents.
Smart energy farms, smart energy towns and smart energy industrial parks are
connected by “smart transportation network”, which not only includes the transportation of non-energy products and people, but also transportation of all forms
of energy. Smart transportation network requires the integration of passenger and
freight transportation network and energy network to realize the optimal design and
operation of transportation infrastructure.
The vision of “smart energy farms–smart energy towns–smart industrial parks–
smart transportation network” accommodates the “three coordinations”: (1) taking
into account technology switch in the space of energy, industrial upgrading in the
space of economy and eco-environment protection. In particular, a match between
energy technologies and local industries is ensured when designing the three “smarts”
to satisfy people’s quest for better life; (2) sitting on top of the full use of existing
L. Ma et al.
(1) Smart energy farms are mainly distributed in remote areas rich in renewable
energy, where small populations and relatively low land costs make them suitable for massive development and export of renewable energy and agricultural
production (see Fig. 1.15). To ensure the stability of energy output, local industries and energy storage devices that flexibly absorb renewable energy can be
developed to generate additional income other than agriculture. Smart energy
farms boast pleasant ecological landscape, which meets people’s demand for a
decent eco-environment;
(2) Smart energy towns are where population, high-end manufacturing and service
industry concentrate, which entail import of vast amount of energy, products and
materials from the outside to meet the needs. By promoting electrification and
end-use energy saving in cities and towns and improving energy efficiency, some
distributed energy storage devices can also assist in the regulation of energy
supply and demand. With no polluting industries and imported electricity as
the primary form of energy, smart energy towns would be livable places where
people enjoy high-end products and services and live out their dreams for a
better life;
(3) Smart industrial parks are mostly located in the proximity of mineral mines
and existing industrial parks. Each park gathers many energy-intensive industries on one or more industrial chains. Starting from the production of fossil
energy, the smart industrial parks achieve the high-quality and high-density
use of materials and energy within a small circle. Through smart management
and regulation, the parks oversee the production and storage of fossil energy
and energy-intensive products to ensure the balance between energy supply and
demand. Smart industrial parks can also receive and dispose of waste from cities
and towns. In the park, products of the upstream industry are used as materials
for the downstream. The by-products of some industries could be utilized by
others. High temperature exhaust gas from power or steel plants can serve as
sources of heat for other industries, achieving recycling and co-development
of energy and material. Thanks to the smart management and full use of materials and energy, smart industrial parks minimize the negative impact on the
environment and protect the living environment of the park residents.
Smart energy farms, smart energy towns and smart energy industrial parks are
connected by “smart transportation network”, which not only includes the transportation of non-energy products and people, but also transportation of all forms
of energy. Smart transportation network requires the integration of passenger and
freight transportation network and energy network to realize the optimal design and
operation of transportation infrastructure.
The vision of “smart energy farms–smart energy towns–smart industrial parks–
smart transportation network” accommodates the “three coordinations”: (1) taking
into account technology switch in the space of energy, industrial upgrading in the
space of economy and eco-environment protection. In particular, a match between
energy technologies and local industries is ensured when designing the three “smarts”
to satisfy people’s quest for better life; (2) sitting on top of the full use of existing