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Lecture

Energy Production and Smart Technologies

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This lecture covers the production, distribution, transportation, and usage of heat, historical choices in energy production, adaptation, introduction of new solutions, combining private and public knowledge, customers' increasing awareness and ability to choose, smart technologies, producers, price, change in paradigm with the Internet of Things, citizens becoming energy producers, and resilience for cities facing challenges of growing urbanization and climate change.

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Energy development is the field of activities focused on obtaining sources of energy from natural resources. These activities include the production of renewable, nuclear, and fossil fuel derived sources of energy, and for the recovery and reuse of energy that would otherwise be wasted. Energy conservation and efficiency measures reduce the demand for energy development, and can have benefits to society with improvements to environmental issues.

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World energy supply and consumption refers to the global production and consumption of primary energy. Energy can be consumed in various different forms, as processed fuels or electricity, or for various different purposes, like for transportation or electricity generation. Energy production and consumption are an important part of the economy. This topic includes heat, but not energy from food. This article provides a brief overview of energy supply and consumption, using statistics summarized in tables, of the countries and regions that produce and consume the most energy.

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