One of the main challenges of today’s society is the need to fulfill at the same time the two sides of the dichotomy between the growing energy demand and the need to look after the environment. Smart Grids are one of the answers: intelligent energy grids which retrieve data about the environment through extensive sensor networks and react accordingly to optimize resource consumption. In order to do this, the Smart Grids need to understand the existing relationship between energy demand and a set of relevant climatic variables. All smart “systems” (buildings, cities, homes, consumers, etc.) have the potential to employ their intelligence for self-adaptation to climate conditions. After introducing the Smart World, a global framework for the collaboration of these smart systems, this paper presents the relationship found at experimental level between a range of relevant weather variables and electric power demand patterns, presenting a case study using an agent-based system, and emphasizing the need to consider this relationship in certain Smart World (and specifically Smart Grid and microgrid) applications.

The construction of Smart Grids leads to the main question of what kind of intelligence such grids require and how to build it. Some authors choose an agent based solution to realize this intelligence. However, there may be some misunderstandings in the way this technology is being applied. This paper exposes some considerations of this subject, focusing on the Microgrid level, and shows a practical example through INGENIAS methodology, which is a methodology for the development of Agent Oriented systems that applies Model Driven Development techniques to produce fully functional Multi-Agent Systems.

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Satellite image analysis is a critical component of Earth observation and satellite data analysis, providing detailed information on the effects of global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Cloud computing offers a flexible way to allocate resources and simplifies the management of infrastructure. In this study, we propose a cross-cloud system for ML-based satellite image detection, focusing on the financial and performance aspects of utilizing Amazon Web Service (AWS) Lambda and Amazon SageMaker for advanced machine learning tasks. Our system utilizes Google Apps Script (GAS) to create a web-based control panel, providing users with access to our AWS-hosted satellite detection models. Additionally, we utilize AWS to manage expenses through a strategic combination of Google Cloud and AWS, providing not only economic advantages, but also enhanced resilience. Furthermore, our approach capitalizes on the synergistic capabilities of AWS and Google Cloud to fortify our defenses against data loss and ensure operational resilience. Our goal is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a cloud environment in addressing complex and interdisciplinary challenges, particularly in the field of object analysis using spatial imagery.