Cyber Physical Systems give Life to the Internet of Energy

The introduction of new kinds of energy mixes to the electricity grid is a challenging environmental task for present and future generations as they fight the pollution and global warming issues associated with urbanization. Individual appliances and whole buildings that continuously incorporate local intelligence which originates from the new technologies of Internet of Things (IoT) are the new infrastructure that this integration will be based on. Smart Electricity Grids are becoming more intensively integrated with tertiary building energy management systems and distributed energy generators such as wind and solar. Optimal energy management strategies require the ability to control and predict energy consumption incorporating all types of DER (distributed energy resources), at both local and global scales.