Increasing the efficiency of local energy markets through residential demand response

Mengelkamp, Esther; Bose, Samrat; Kremers, Enrique; Eberbach, Jan; Hoffmann, Bastian; Weinhardt, Christof

doi:10.1186/s42162-018-0017-3

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“…when gas-powered turbines are switched on and off manually). Another important element of an automated local electricity market is peer-to-peer delivery of electricity because it can contribute to increasing flexibility on the demand side and eventually to a high level of local self-sufficiency (Mengelkamp et al 2018).…”

Section: Microgrids and Collective Action Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An empirico-legal analytical & design model for local smart energy systems: Applying the ‘ILTIAD’ model, combining the IAD-Framework with Institutional Legal Theory

Heldeweg

Lammers

2019

Int J Commons

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This article presents a new framework for the analysis and design of legal-governance settings for collective action challenges, particularly of local (smart) microgrids, with a focus on related local planning. The framework connects Ostrom's IAD-Framework with Institutional Legal Theory (ILT), to foster proper understanding of both empirical and legal-prescriptive elements. This is relevant to state of affairs analyses, but also to design-oriented analysis towards institutional change of legal settings for local smart microgrid systems. The proposed framework connection (named 'ILTIAD') contributes to a proper empirico-legal understanding of existing and possible improvements in public-private arrangements relevant to bring about innovations of the said local microgrids. A three-step conceptual approach is presented. The first step is about relating local smart microgrids to the concept of a collective action and explaining the relevance of adding an ILT perspective to the IAD-framework. The second step is to frame the connection between IAD and ILT (as ILTIAD) with a view on relevant action situations. To this end, Ostrom's 'rules-in-use' are connected to legal 'rules-inform'. This institutional rule-perspective is then aligned with action situations at Ostrom's four analytical levels, considering that different legal institutions are relevant to the content of action situation rules. In the third step, the institutional rule-perspective is placed in the specific legal setting of an example for a Dutch Crown Decree on experiments for decentralized renewable energy projects. We demonstrate how the abstract ILTIAD-framework provides a lens to identify legal 480 Michiel A. Heldeweg and Imke Lammers aspects as constraints and opportunities within action situations. Furthermore, we show from a design perspective how the framework can help identify gaps and conflicts when establishing and maintaining particular local smart microgrids. In doing so, we also connect to dynamic aspects of underlying transition justice concerns, following energy expansion versus energy democratisation frames. In conclusion the article reflects inter alia on some analytical and methodological aspects of ILTIAD as compared to the IAD-framework.

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Section: Microgrids and Collective Action Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An empirico-legal analytical & design model for local smart energy systems: Applying the ‘ILTIAD’ model, combining the IAD-Framework with Institutional Legal Theory

Heldeweg

Lammers

2019

Int J Commons

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“…The reason is that some consumers or prosumers cannot participate in the trading due to limited time, lack of expertise, and above all, lack of technology. Similarly, another problem arose in References [31,32], and there is a possibility for the occurrence of single point of failure since the proposed models allowed a third party to serve as a controller to manage or control prosumers' batteries and all transaction information. Moreover, the system is prone to privacy threats, i.e., information disclosure and security concern.…”

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“…Generally, according to the literature discussed in References [30][31][32], most of the research do not emphasize how to resolve the privacy and security challenges and a single point of failure problem. Moreover, none of the literature explicitly considers resolving the issues of energy hoarders in peak generation hours.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Blockchain Based Sustainable Local Energy Trading Considering Home Energy Management and Demurrage Mechanism

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With the increase in local energy generation from Renewable Energy Sources (RESs), the concept of decentralized peer-to-peer Local Energy Market (LEM) is becoming popular. In this paper, a blockchain-based LEM is investigated, where consumers and prosumers in a small community trade energy without the need for a third party. In the proposed model, a Home Energy Management (HEM) system and demurrage mechanism are introduced, which allow both the prosumers and consumers to optimize their energy consumption and to minimize electricity costs. This method also allows end-users to shift their load to off-peak hours and to use cheap energy from the LEM. The proposed solution shows how energy consumption and electricity cost are optimized using HEM and demurrage mechanism. It also provides economic benefits at both the community and end-user levels and provides sufficient energy to the LEM. The simulation results show that electricity cost is reduced up to 44.73% and 28.55% when the scheduling algorithm is applied using the Critical Peak Price (CPP) and Real-Time Price (RTP) schemes, respectively. Similarly, 65.15% and 35.09% of costs are reduced when CPP and RTP are applied with demurrage mechanism. Moreover, 51.80% and 44.37% electricity costs reduction is observed when CPP and RTP are used with both demurrage and scheduling algorithm. We also carried out security vulnerability analysis to ensure that our energy trading smart contract is secure and bug-free against the common vulnerabilities and attacks.

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“…One of the overriding objectives of the ENaQ project is to enable energy trading between residents, e.g., to establish a local energy market. Although the use of a local energy market, e.g., in a residential area, is often described in the scientific community [50][51][52][53], real-world implementation under market conditions is difficult. Historically, energy law has been designed for a centralised top-down supply of electricity.…”

Section: Local Market Designmentioning

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Development of a Decision-Making Framework for Distributed Energy Systems in a German District

Schmeling¹,

Schönfeldt²,

Klement³

et al. 2019

Preprint

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The planning and decision-making for a distributed energy supply concept in complex actor structures like in districts calls for the approach to be highly structured. An strategy with strong use of energetic simulations is developed here and the core elements shall be presented. The exemplary implementation is shown using the case study of a new district on the former Oldenburg airbase in northwestern Germany. The process is divided into four consecutive phases, which are carried out with different stakeholder participation and use of different simulation-tools. Based on a common objective, a superstructure of the applicable technologies is developed. Detailed planning is then carried out with the help of an optimal sizing algorithm and Monte Carlo based risk assessment. The process ends with the operating phase, which is to guarantee a further optimal and dynamic mode of operation. The main objective of this publication is to give a brought introduction to the intended planning processes and decision-making framework and to find and identify research gaps that will have to be addressed in the future.

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Increasing the efficiency of local energy markets through residential demand response

Cited by 45 publications

References 37 publications

An empirico-legal analytical & design model for local smart energy systems: Applying the ‘ILTIAD’ model, combining the IAD-Framework with Institutional Legal Theory

An empirico-legal analytical & design model for local smart energy systems: Applying the ‘ILTIAD’ model, combining the IAD-Framework with Institutional Legal Theory

Blockchain Based Sustainable Local Energy Trading Considering Home Energy Management and Demurrage Mechanism

Development of a Decision-Making Framework for Distributed Energy Systems in a German District

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