Practical problems before privacy concerns: How European energy community initiatives struggle with data collection

Heuninckx, Shary; Meitern, Maarja; Boveldt, Geert te; Coosemans, Thierry

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2023.103040

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“…While large amounts of residential energy data are indeed collected, training directly on available data is often unsatisfactory given: The privacy and costs constraints of data collection, or cost of access to datasets that are not freely available without a licence or privileged access. Obtaining energy data frequently poses a significant challenge for the development of energy communities [16] . This can result in substantial time and financial resources being expended.…”

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“…Generally, open-access databases offer rather restricted access to comprehensive energy consumption and production profiles, as the establishment of open-access data initiatives is fraught with numerous legal and occasionally ethical obstacles and inquiries. Companies may be wary about sharing their energy data outside of their business [16] . The limited number of years of data collection available (e.g., for electric cars, for which we only have smart trial data from early adopters), or the limited number of subsequent days of data available for a given household, which hinders consistent simulation of a home for more extended.…”

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“…Data quality has thus been identified as a challenge for the adoption of AI in the smart energy industry [17] . A major hurdle identified by energy community initiators is thus that of data formatting standards and the quality of the acquired data [16] .…”

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“…However, this new community type is still being defined both in the literature and from a legislative perspective. The increase in RECs dimension and numerosity requires in-depth studies on their opportunities and threats in a still unexplored market [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22].…”

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Renewable Energy Community: Opportunities and Threats towards Green Transition

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2023

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The European Union faces a complex economic conjunction where different factors affect and reduce the number of feasible and sustainable projects according to the legislation and the available resources. In this context, one of the available solutions to the current energy crisis could be the implementation of Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) to support the European dual transition targets. The idea of an energy community is still being defined in the literature and from a legislative perspective. The increasing REC dimension and numerosity demand in-depth studies on opportunities and threats in a still unexplored market. To clarify the Italian and European state of the art of these communities, this study in the first section addresses the socioeconomic and policy conditions needed for the foundation and development of energy communities by analyzing the in-force legislation. The analysis of the current regulation has been conducted to verify how RECs affect local communities and their degrees of freedom and action in regions. The second part of the study aimed to define threats and opportunities in creating new professional profiles and local job opportunities in this new thriving market. In this study, we collected interviews and surveys with market operators, both on the service providers’ side (ESCo) and the communities’ side (promoters), to identify conflicts and advantages associated with establishing communities. The participants were initially selected through publicly available lists, and after verifying the contact correctness, they were contacted by email or phone. The results of the interviews have been processed into a SWOT analysis, showing how national policies currently need to catch up in implementing this efficiency tool and how the restricted number and the variety of the existing communities increase the difficulty in creating cohesive and universal guidelines. Finally, local markets can still not correctly manage this innovative tool’s uncertainty despite being interested in it.

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The role of community energy systems to facilitate energy transitions in Ethiopia and Mozambique

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Energy Syst

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Policymakers and academics are focusing on energy transition to provide affordable, sustainable, and green energy for everyone. This is being driven by a combination of the lack of electricity access to millions of people particularly in the African continent and the requirement for the reduction of environmental impact through the use of greener energy resources and systems. This paper summarizes an interdisciplinary research program investigating community energy systems in Ethiopia and Mozambique to facilitate energy transitions. Specifically, it compares community energy landscapes, progress made, and existing challenges and opportunities. To determine the status of community energy development in the two countries, recent publications and official policies were reviewed, and community energy managers were interviewed. The review showed that renewable energy sources are the dominant focus for community energy developments, which is key to achieving a cleaner energy future. However, progress in community energy development has been slow in these countries. There are several reasons that hinder community energy systems from driving the necessary energy transition to a cleaner, modern, and affordable energy. Some of these reasons are the absence of favorable regulatory frameworks, incentive package, knowledge on business models, weak commitments from stakeholders, and insufficient community involvement. These issues vary in degree between the two countries.

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Practical problems before privacy concerns: How European energy community initiatives struggle with data collection

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

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Home electricity data generator (HEDGE): An open-access tool for the generation of electric vehicle, residential demand, and PV generation profiles

Renewable Energy Community: Opportunities and Threats towards Green Transition

The role of community energy systems to facilitate energy transitions in Ethiopia and Mozambique

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