Transition Potential of Local Energy Communities

Comodi, Gabriele; Spinaci*, Gianluca; Somma, Marialaura Di; Graditi, Giorgio

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“…Moving towards a carbon-neutral pan-European energy system brings many challenges and opportunities, and a significant progress is necessary so that current energy systems change towards satisfying the needs of society and the economy by becoming as environmentally sustainable as possible. As also recognized by the Clean Energy Package, energy communities represent an efficient and sustainable way for managing energy at local level by exploiting synergies coming from the interplay of multiple energy carriers as electricity, heating, cooling etc, while also promoting endusers' engagement and empowerment [1]. The Integrated Local Energy Community (ILEC) concept can refer to a set of energy users deciding to make common choices in terms of satisfying their energy needs, in order to maximize the benefits deriving from this collegial approach, thanks to the implementation of a variety of electricity and heat technologies and energy storages and the optimized management of energy flows [2].…”

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Enabling conditions for the deployment of integrated local energy communities in Europe

Caliano¹,

Buonanno²,

Somma³

et al. 2023

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<p>The main goal of eNeuron H2020 project (Nov 2020-Oct. 2024, ID: 957779) is to develop innovative tools for the optimal design and operation of local energy communities, integrating distributed energy resources and multiple energy carriers at different scales. This paper presents a review study of the enabling conditions for the deployment of integrated local energy communities (ILECs) in Europe, performed within the project. The enabling conditions are addressed by defining the key actors and their interests in the implementation of an energy community at local level and through a detailed mapping of the enabling and emerging energy and information and communication technologies at both household and community levels. Special focus is also on mapping of the demand-side flexibility technologies to understand the benefits of local flexibility and impacts on the larger systems. In such analysis, the key issues for implementation and adaptation of this new energy paradigm are investigated through covering technological, socio-economic, environmental, and regulatory aspects. </p> <p>Paper accepted at 2022 Workshop on Blockchain for Renewables Integration (BLORIN) - DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/BLORIN54731.2022.10028420" target="_blank">10.1109/BLORIN54731.2022.10028420</a></p>

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Section: A Motivation and Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enabling conditions for the deployment of integrated local energy communities in Europe

Caliano¹,

Buonanno²,

Somma³

et al. 2023

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“…A series of technical, economic, and environmental advantages of the EH concept is summarized in Table 1, making EHs a perfect fit for the architectural concept basis of the future integrated grids. The energy technologies that are implementable and are building blocks of EHs can be classified as seen in [10]:…”

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“…Other models are more detailed for the various technologies that they consider. Commonly modeled technologies include PV [23,27,57], wind turbine [23,57], electric chiller [32,57], solar thermal [59], absorption chiller [32,57], gas boiler [10,27,46], gas turbine [59], diesel generator [50], fuel cell [50], CHP [27,50,56], and HPs [27,56]. Storage technologies are also common, such as batteries [23,27,32,57,99], or other electricity storage, such as compressed air [32], heat storage [32], and hydrogen storage [56].…”

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A Comprehensive Review of the Design and Operation Optimization of Energy Hubs and Their Interaction with the Markets and External Networks

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The European Union’s vision for energy transition not only foresees decarbonization of the electricity sector, but also requires commitment across different sectors such as gas, heating, and cooling through an integrated approach. It also sets local energy communities at the center of the energy transition as a bottom-up approach to achieve these ambitious decarbonization goals. The energy hub is seen as a promising conceptual model to foster the optimization of multi-carrier energy systems and cross-sectoral interaction. Especially in the context of local energy communities, the energy hub concept can enable the optimal design, management, and control of future integrated and digitalized networks where multiple energy carriers operate seamlessly and in complementarity with each other. In that sense, the optimal design and operation of energy hubs are of critical importance, especially under the effect of multiple objectives taking on board not only technical, but also other aspects that would enable the sustainability of local energy communities, such as economic and environmental. This paper aims to provide an in-depth review of the literature surrounding the existing state-of-the-art approaches that are related to the design and operation optimization of energy hubs by also exploring their interaction with the external network and multiple markets. As the planning and operation of an energy hub is a multifaceted research topic, this paper covers issues such as the different optimization methods, optimization problems formulation including objective functions and constraints, and the hubs’ optimal market participation, including flexibility mechanisms. By systematizing the existing literature, this paper highlights any limitations of the approaches so far and identifies the need for further research and enhancement of the existing approaches.

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“…Ambole et al [9] outlined that the conversation on energy transition at the community level is going in different directions between the developed and developing world, with the more developed countries focusing on communitybased mobilization and resources to secure alternative energy pathways, while developing countries are looking at low-carbon energy for energy-poor citizens. Our search through the literature did not show any empirical studies that outlined specific evidence-based conclusions for developing countries, and few papers sourced on the social dimension of the energy transition in developing countries were based on narrative or systematic review perspectives [18,34,56,57] .…”

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Energy transition in a developing economy: Challenges, prospects and policy considerations

Bynoe,

Moonsammy

2023

Nat. Resour. Conserv. Res.

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Energy transition as a process of decarbonizing energy systems is considered a key mitigation strategy in the global effort to curb rising temperatures stemming from greenhouse gases. The main challenge with the energy transition process has to do with the social, economic, political and technological capacities of a country to undertake this transition process for which developing countries globally are lagging behind. The purpose of this study is the present a policy discussion paper looking at the pertinent social, economic and institutional challenges that developing countries need to consider in its energy transition process. As a case study, the paper also looked at the economy of Guyana, a country that is experiencing an oil and gas boom and also has committed to developing a low carbon development strategy. The paper implemented a narrative literature review and constructed the case study for Guyana utilizing secondary information on policy positions and directives for the energy sector in Guyana. Several pertinent issues within developing countries were identified including centralized and state dominated markets, poor infrastructure to support the transition process, availability of technology, energy justice and energy bullying and a lack of policies that foster community energy systems, energy sensitization and energy investments. These issues also reverberated with Guyana with policy recommendations emphasizing on collective actions needed to address the policy needs of developing countries in their transition process. The issues identified within the policy discussion of this paper can be used by policy makers globally as a potential framework for identifying the research gaps and priority areas to channel resources and technical skills to enhance the energy transition process in developing countries.

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Transition Potential of Local Energy Communities

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Enabling conditions for the deployment of integrated local energy communities in Europe

Enabling conditions for the deployment of integrated local energy communities in Europe

A Comprehensive Review of the Design and Operation Optimization of Energy Hubs and Their Interaction with the Markets and External Networks

Energy transition in a developing economy: Challenges, prospects and policy considerations

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