This paper addresses the following question: How can smart energy management system (SEMS) influence the residential electricity consumption at both individual household and national level? First, we developed an hourly optimization model for individual households. The energy cost of an...

The annual meeting of the ARL's Junges Forum (forum for young professionals) on 6-8 October 2016 in Leipzig addressed various aspects of the energy transition - when, where, how and why? The Junges Forum, a platform for both academics and practitioners, met for three days of discussion about the...

1. Energy Transition in Economic Growth Process -- 2. Energy Transition History and Logic Analysis -- 3. German Practice in National Energy Transition -- 4. American Practice in National Energy Transition -- 5. Characteristics of Chinese Energy Transition -- 6. Difficulties and Constraints in...