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Renewable Energy Communities in Positive Energy Districts: A Governance and Realisation Framework in Compliance with the Italian Regulation

open access: yesSmart Cities, 2023
Renewable energy communities, first outlined in the European Directives and recently transposed into the Italian regulatory framework, are introduced as innovative entities capable of fostering cooperation between active and passive users involved in the
Riccardo Trevisan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

ICT for Community Energy

open access: yesRenewable Energy and Sustainable Development, 2017
Community energy initiatives are becoming more and more widespread. For them to be successful and flourish, engagement from people in the community is a prerequisite. ICT can provide the means to support engagement, by helping people to assess the impact and benefits of a CE project and by capturing and disseminating the benefits. Also, ICT can support
Weerdt, CVD, Carmichael, R, Palm, B
openaire   +6 more sources

On Distributional Effects in Local Electricity Market Designs—Evidence from a German Case Study

open access: yesEnergies, 2020
The European Commission’s call for energy communities has motivated academia to focus research on design and trading concepts of local electricity markets.
Alexandra Lüth   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Energy communities: a Dutch case study

open access: yes, 2020
In this chapter the concepts of citizen energy communities and the energy and flexibility services they could provide are discussed. As these communities are arising throughout the world, their underlying motivations and barriers are examined. The main motivation for prosumers to join an energy community is increased environmental awareness, while the ...
Reijnders, Victor M.J.J.   +2 more
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Economic Analysis of Hydrogen Household Energy Systems Including Incentives on Energy Communities and Externalities: A Case Study in Italy

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
The building sector is one of the key energy consumers worldwide. Fuel cell micro-Cogeneration Heat and Power systems for residential and small commercial applications are proposed as one of the most promising innovations contributing to the transition ...
Niccolò Caramanico   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Harmonizing Urban Innovation: Exploring the Nexus between Smart Cities and Positive Energy Districts

open access: yesEnergies
The emergence of the Smart City concept in Europe in the early 2010s emphasized the enhancement of livability and sustainability in urban environments through the integrated use of data and sensors as tools for designing comprehensive governance ...
Paola Clerici Maestosi
doaj   +1 more source

Citizen Participation in Low-Carbon Energy Systems: Energy Communities and Its Impact on the Electricity Demand on Neighborhood and National Level

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
In this work, the main research question is how a high penetration of energy communities (ECs) affects the national electricity demand in the residential sector.
Sebastian Zwickl-Bernhard, Hans Auer
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling Energy Communities with Collective Photovoltaic Self-Consumption: Synergies between a Small City and a Winery in Portugal

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
The recently approved regulation on Energy Communities in Europe is paving the way for new collective forms of energy consumption and production, mainly based on photovoltaics.
Guilherme Pontes Luz   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paving the way for the widespread activation of renewable energy communities in Italy

open access: yesValori e Valutazioni
The establishment of Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) requires a proper legal and management framework encompassing (i) an adequate legal and regulatory arrangement, (ii) an effective collective energy production and self-consumption and (iii) a ...
Marta Castellini   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Acceptance of Agro-Biomass as Innovative Solution for Heating in Rural Areas in Romania

open access: yesResources
This paper aims to examine what can predict the adoption of agro-biomass as an innovative heating solution in rural areas. It explores the social acceptance of agro-biomass such as agriculture byproducts for heating in a rural context. The objectives are
Ibolya Török   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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