Energy transition: digital (t)win?

Authors

  • Valerio Martinelli Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/10321

Keywords:

Energy transition, Digital Twin, Urban Planning

Abstract

Starting from the relationship between urban planning and mobility management, TeMA has gradually expanded the view of the covered topics, always remaining in the groove of rigorous scientific in-depth analysis. This section of the Journal, Review Notes, is the expression of continuously updating emerging topics concerning relationships between urban planning, mobility and environment, through a collection of short scientific papers written by young researchers. The Review Notes are made of five parts. Each section examines a specific aspect of the broader information storage within the main interests of TeMA Journal. In particular, the Methods, tools and data for the city energy governance section focuses on the challenges that urban energy planning commonly faces, providing food for thought to readers and fellow researchers. This contribution aims at examining these challenges and the solutions proposed in the scientific literature. For the second issue of TeMA Journal volume no. 16, this section is dedicated at identifying the gaps between the theoretical scientific progress and their actual practical implementation.

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Author Biography

Valerio Martinelli, Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II

He is an engineer, with a master's degree in Building Engineering-Architecture at the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering of the University of Naples Federico II. He is currently a first year Ph.D. student in Civil Systems Engineering at the same department. His research activity focuses on the study of Renewable Energy Communities.

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Published

2023-12-30

How to Cite

Martinelli, V. (2023). Energy transition: digital (t)win?. TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 16(3), 653–659. https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/10321

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2023): The city challenges and external agents. Methods, tools and best practices

Section

Review Notes

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