Energy self-consumers and renewable energy communities in Italy: New actors of the electric power systems

Silvestre, Maria Luisa Di; Ippolito, Mariano Giuseppe; Sanseverino, Eleonora Riva; Sciumè, Giuseppe; Vasile, Antony

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2021.111565

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“…The decrease in energy consumption in 2020 is due to COVID-19 restrictions that had a negative impact on the production volumes. The energy policy of the Italian government is more focused on the development of renewable energy: currently, Italy demonstrates high rates of its development: renewable energy sources generate 114 TWh of all electricity in Italy (10th place in the world [41] from different sources [42][43][44][45]). The government is actively developing bioenergy, wind energy, and solar energy: according to data for 2020, Italy accounts for 4.1% of all energy produced in the world at solar energy facilities (the total capacity of the facilities is 20.1 GW) [41].…”

Section: Italian and Russian Energy Sectors: Key Trends And Differencesmentioning

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Public Attitude towards Nuclear and Renewable Energy as a Factor of Their Development in a Circular Economy Frame: Two Case Studies

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Nowadays, most countries of the world are implementing the transition to the low-carbon economy which implies the need to carry out a full-scale eco-modernization of the energy sector. Green energy may be identified as one of the core concerns of energy sector modernization as it allows a considerable decrease in emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere. Therefore, nuclear and renewable energy may become key areas of global energy development in the near future, which is also in agreement with circular economy concepts. However, public opinion (and other controversial visions/aspects) is one of the barriers to their development. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between attitudes towards nuclear and renewable energy in two countries: a EU country (Italy) and a non-EU country (Russia), considering the level of their development. The authors conducted a survey among residents regarding their attitude towards nuclear and renewable energy, as well as their attitude to the present energy policy. The cluster analysis technique was used to analyze the results. The obtained results confirmed the dependence between the level of development of nuclear and renewable energy and the public attitude towards it. The national energy policy also might influence public opinion on the development of nuclear or renewable energy. The authors identified public attitude as one of the key factors in the development of energy and the achievement of environmental and social sustainability.

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Public Attitude towards Nuclear and Renewable Energy as a Factor of Their Development in a Circular Economy Frame: Two Case Studies

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“…Another study analyzed strategies for energy storage systems of prosumers who are part of a REC equipped with photovoltaic generators [11]. Other authors [12] Other studies have analyzed how the energy modeling of urban buildings can contribute to the development of REC [9] and the methodological approaches to their implementation [10]. Another study analyzed strategies for energy storage systems of prosumers who are part of a REC equipped with photovoltaic generators [11].…”

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Comparative Analysis of Renewable Energy Community Designs for District Heating Networks: Case Study of Corticella (Italy)

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In recent years, a rapid increase in the adoption of renewable energy sources and in the transition from a centralized electricity generation system to an increasingly distributed one has occurred. Within this scenario, in line with the European directives for achieving the objectives in the field of energy transition and climate change, energy communities are seen as potential contributors. The purpose of this work is to analyze the application potential of the energy community concept associated with district heating networks, leading to better overall energy-economic performance. This was demonstrated for a specific energy community in Italy, and it can be achieved by maximizing internal energy sharing—resulting from the electricity surplus generated by the photovoltaic system—and adopting different strategies that include heat pumps in order to maximize self-consumption and self-sufficiency, as well as to evaluate the most efficient investment in economic terms by exploiting the incentive tariff on shared energy. The results show that the performance of the system can be improved with the proposed design, achieving a significant reduction in the system’s energy demand, emissions and costs: compared to the reference case, the use of photovoltaics reduces primary energy demand by approximately 11%, while the addition of the energy community configuration allows emissions to be reduced by nearly 12%, with no additional investment.

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“…As demonstrated by the experience of countries with well-developed energy systems, the process of energy transition and greening of the economy should involve all key economic actors [10][11][12], but an increasingly important role in green innovations and promotion of green energy belongs to local communities, associations of green activists and households as end consumers of energy [13][14][15][16]. The significance of grassroots green initiatives is incontestable.…”

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Citizens’ Behavior as a Driver of Energy Transition and Greening of the Economy in the Russian Arctic: Findings of a Sociological Survey in the Murmansk Region and Karelia

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Due to the depletion of traditional energy sources, the rising costs of their operation and the need to transition to a sustainable economy, it becomes relevant to increase the share of renewable energy sources in total consumption. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of renewable energy and the establishment of factors determining pro-environmental behavior. The data of the author’s sociological survey of the population of the Arctic regions of Russia and methods of descriptive statistics were used, and regression analysis was carried out. The study shows the ecological and energy characteristics of the Arctic regions of Russia. The main advantages and possibilities of transition to renewable energy sources have been identified. A relationship has been established between the degree of involvement in pro-environmental behavior and knowledge about renewable energy, the perceived importance of environmental problems, age, income, education, amount of waste produced and current electricity costs. It is shown that the degree of involvement in pro-environmental behavior affects the willingness to pay more for renewable energy. A number of institutional measures to promote renewable energy, increase willingness to pay for renewable energy and spread pro-environmental behavior are proposed.

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Energy self-consumers and renewable energy communities in Italy: New actors of the electric power systems

Cited by 112 publications

References 31 publications

Public Attitude towards Nuclear and Renewable Energy as a Factor of Their Development in a Circular Economy Frame: Two Case Studies

Public Attitude towards Nuclear and Renewable Energy as a Factor of Their Development in a Circular Economy Frame: Two Case Studies

Comparative Analysis of Renewable Energy Community Designs for District Heating Networks: Case Study of Corticella (Italy)

Citizens’ Behavior as a Driver of Energy Transition and Greening of the Economy in the Russian Arctic: Findings of a Sociological Survey in the Murmansk Region and Karelia

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