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For a sustainable future, the need to use renewable sources to produce electricity is inevitable. Some of these sources—particularly the widely available solar power—are weather-dependent; therefore, utility-scale energy storage will be more and more important. These solar and wind power fluctuations range from minutes (passing cloud) to whole seasons (winter/summer differences). Short-term storage can be solved (at least theoretically) with batteries; however, seasonal storage—due to the amount of storable energy and the self-discharging of some storage methods—is still a challenge to be solved in the near future. We believe that biological Power-to-Methane technology—especially combined with biogas refinement—will be a significant player in the energy storage market within less than a decade. The technology produces high-purity methane, which can be considered—by using green energy and carbon dioxide of biological origin—as a Renewable Natural Gas, or RNG. The ease of storage and use of methane, as well as the effective carbon-freeness, can make it a competitor for batteries or hydrogen-based storage, especially for storage times exceeding several months.

seasonal energy storage --- power-to-methane --- wastewater treatment plants --- techno-economic assessment --- power-to-gas --- regulation --- energy storage --- biogas --- biomethane --- disruptive technology --- decarbonization --- innovation --- Power-to-Gas --- Power-to-Fuel --- P2M --- P2G --- P2F --- biomethanization --- biomethanation --- competitiveness --- hydrogen utilization --- Hungary --- Power-to-X --- Power-to-Hydrogen --- Power-to-Methane --- hydrogen --- methanation --- sector coupling --- sectoral integration --- energy transition --- eFuels --- electric fuels --- 100% renewable energy scenarios --- thermophilic biogas --- fed-batch reactor --- Methanothermobacter --- metagenome --- starvation --- H2 and CO2 conversion --- methane --- acetate --- n/a

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Water is necessary to produce energy, and energy is required to pump, treat, and transport water. The energy–water nexus examines the interactions between these two inextricably linked elements. This Special Issue aims to explore a single "system of systems" for the integration of energy systems. This approach considers the relationships between electricity, thermal, and fuel systems; and data and information networks in order to ensure optimal integration and interoperability across the entire spectrum of the energy system. This framework for the integration of energy systems can be adapted to evaluate the interactions between energy and water. This Special Issue focuses on the analysis of water interactions with and dependencies on the dynamics of the electricity sector and the transport sector

History of engineering & technology --- waste heat recovery --- absorption cooling --- water–energy nexus --- steelworks --- TRNSYS --- non-equilibrium molecular dynamics --- deformed carbon nanotubes --- deformed boron nitride nanotubes --- water transport --- diffusion --- Z-distortion --- XY-distortion --- screw distortion --- oil/water separation --- superhydrophilic/underwater-superoleophobic membranes --- opposite properties --- superhydrophobicity/superoleophilicity --- selective wettability --- micro/nanoscale composite structure --- virtual water network --- inter-provincial electricity transmission --- structural decomposition analysis --- electricity-water nexus --- cooling tower --- response surface model --- water --- power plant --- decarbonization --- energy concepts --- long-term energy storage --- power-to-gas --- power-to-X --- wastewater treatment --- anaerobic digestion --- water-energy nexus --- demand response --- energy consumption optimization --- multi-objective model --- urban water system --- local water supply --- electricity demand --- index decomposition analysis

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Water is necessary to produce energy, and energy is required to pump, treat, and transport water. The energy–water nexus examines the interactions between these two inextricably linked elements. This Special Issue aims to explore a single "system of systems" for the integration of energy systems. This approach considers the relationships between electricity, thermal, and fuel systems; and data and information networks in order to ensure optimal integration and interoperability across the entire spectrum of the energy system. This framework for the integration of energy systems can be adapted to evaluate the interactions between energy and water. This Special Issue focuses on the analysis of water interactions with and dependencies on the dynamics of the electricity sector and the transport sector

History of engineering & technology --- waste heat recovery --- absorption cooling --- water–energy nexus --- steelworks --- TRNSYS --- non-equilibrium molecular dynamics --- deformed carbon nanotubes --- deformed boron nitride nanotubes --- water transport --- diffusion --- Z-distortion --- XY-distortion --- screw distortion --- oil/water separation --- superhydrophilic/underwater-superoleophobic membranes --- opposite properties --- superhydrophobicity/superoleophilicity --- selective wettability --- micro/nanoscale composite structure --- virtual water network --- inter-provincial electricity transmission --- structural decomposition analysis --- electricity-water nexus --- cooling tower --- response surface model --- water --- power plant --- decarbonization --- energy concepts --- long-term energy storage --- power-to-gas --- power-to-X --- wastewater treatment --- anaerobic digestion --- water-energy nexus --- demand response --- energy consumption optimization --- multi-objective model --- urban water system --- local water supply --- electricity demand --- index decomposition analysis --- waste heat recovery --- absorption cooling --- water–energy nexus --- steelworks --- TRNSYS --- non-equilibrium molecular dynamics --- deformed carbon nanotubes --- deformed boron nitride nanotubes --- water transport --- diffusion --- Z-distortion --- XY-distortion --- screw distortion --- oil/water separation --- superhydrophilic/underwater-superoleophobic membranes --- opposite properties --- superhydrophobicity/superoleophilicity --- selective wettability --- micro/nanoscale composite structure --- virtual water network --- inter-provincial electricity transmission --- structural decomposition analysis --- electricity-water nexus --- cooling tower --- response surface model --- water --- power plant --- decarbonization --- energy concepts --- long-term energy storage --- power-to-gas --- power-to-X --- wastewater treatment --- anaerobic digestion --- water-energy nexus --- demand response --- energy consumption optimization --- multi-objective model --- urban water system --- local water supply --- electricity demand --- index decomposition analysis

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This book contributes to the conceptual and practical knowledge pools in order to improve the research and practice on smart and sustainable urban development by presenting an informed understanding of the subject to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners. This book presents contributions—in the form of research articles, literature reviews, case reports, and short communications—offering insights into the smart and sustainable urban development by conducting in-depth conceptual debates, detailed case study descriptions, thorough empirical investigations, systematic literature reviews, or forecasting analyses. This way, the book forms a repository of relevant information, material, and knowledge to support research, policymaking, practice, and the transferability of experiences to address urbanization and other planetary challenges.

Research & information: general --- new town development --- urban entrepreneurialism --- land-driven economy --- Pearl River Delta --- smart cities --- Spain --- networks --- firms --- polycentrism --- socioeconomic resilience --- recession --- Mediterranean Europe --- social learning --- transdisciplinary coproduction --- sustainability transitions --- artificial intelligence (AI) --- artificially intelligent city --- climate change --- planetary challenges --- smart and sustainable cities --- smart city --- technological disruption --- urban policy --- sustainable urbanism --- urban artificial intelligences --- energy transitions --- hydrogen --- energy storage --- vanadium --- flow battery --- industrial ecology --- co-benefits --- multi-generation --- power-to-X --- energy networks --- smart urbanism --- smart and sustainable urban development --- sustainable development --- knowledge-based urban development --- urban governance --- urban transformation --- innovation --- Florianópolis --- Brazil --- stormwater management --- retention basin --- rain garden --- low impact development (LID) --- green infrastructure --- cost analysis --- stormwater modelling --- stormwater quality --- stormwater reuse --- water scarcity --- sustainable urban development --- governance --- urban renewal --- historical buildings protection --- property rights --- citizen centrism --- citizen-centric smart cities --- neoliberal urbanism --- public participation --- participative governance --- participatory planning --- right to the city --- smart citizenship --- social inclusion indicator --- education for sustainable development --- pedagogy --- urban --- multidisciplinary learning --- sustainability monitoring --- sustainability indicators --- community indicators --- quality-of-life --- transparency --- accountability --- participatory governance --- urban morphology --- deep learning --- similarity analysis --- cluster analysis --- feature extraction --- business survival --- economic resilience --- employment portfolio --- risk-return tradeoff --- Europe --- Fuzzy Delphi method --- Hong Kong --- India --- Malaysia --- smart city policy --- smart urbanization --- policy evaluation --- age-in-place --- ageing communities --- naturally occurring retirement communities --- age-friendly cities --- older population --- Brisbane --- Australia --- anonymity --- formal modeling --- location privacy --- mix context --- pseudonyms --- traceability --- VANETs --- urban planning --- more-than-human --- post-Anthropocene --- environmental humanities --- multispecies justice --- sustainable cities --- new town development --- urban entrepreneurialism --- land-driven economy --- Pearl River Delta --- smart cities --- Spain --- networks --- firms --- polycentrism --- socioeconomic resilience --- recession --- Mediterranean Europe --- social learning --- transdisciplinary coproduction --- sustainability transitions --- artificial intelligence (AI) --- artificially intelligent city --- climate change --- planetary challenges --- smart and sustainable cities --- smart city --- technological disruption --- urban policy --- sustainable urbanism --- urban artificial intelligences --- energy transitions --- hydrogen --- energy storage --- vanadium --- flow battery --- industrial ecology --- co-benefits --- multi-generation --- power-to-X --- energy networks --- smart urbanism --- smart and sustainable urban development --- sustainable development --- knowledge-based urban development --- urban governance --- urban transformation --- innovation --- Florianópolis --- Brazil --- stormwater management --- retention basin --- rain garden --- low impact development (LID) --- green infrastructure --- cost analysis --- stormwater modelling --- stormwater quality --- stormwater reuse --- water scarcity --- sustainable urban development --- governance --- urban renewal --- historical buildings protection --- property rights --- citizen centrism --- citizen-centric smart cities --- neoliberal urbanism --- public participation --- participative governance --- participatory planning --- right to the city --- smart citizenship --- social inclusion indicator --- education for sustainable development --- pedagogy --- urban --- multidisciplinary learning --- sustainability monitoring --- sustainability indicators --- community indicators --- quality-of-life --- transparency --- accountability --- participatory governance --- urban morphology --- deep learning --- similarity analysis --- cluster analysis --- feature extraction --- business survival --- economic resilience --- employment portfolio --- risk-return tradeoff --- Europe --- Fuzzy Delphi method --- Hong Kong --- India --- Malaysia --- smart city policy --- smart urbanization --- policy evaluation --- age-in-place --- ageing communities --- naturally occurring retirement communities --- age-friendly cities --- older population --- Brisbane --- Australia --- anonymity --- formal modeling --- location privacy --- mix context --- pseudonyms --- traceability --- VANETs --- urban planning --- more-than-human --- post-Anthropocene --- environmental humanities --- multispecies justice --- sustainable cities