A transition perspective on Energy Communities: A systematic literature review and research agenda

Lode, Maria Luisa; Boveldt, Geert te; Coosemans, Thierry; Camargo, Luis Ramirez

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2022.112479

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“…Community energy and collective energy self-consumption initiatives are emerging all over the world [36]. For example, Solar for All is a program administered by New York State that allows vulnerable consumers to be an active part of the energy transition by enabling their participation in community solar projects.…”

Section: Energy Community and Energy Poverty: A Virtuous Model Betwee...mentioning

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Urban Renewable Energy Communities and Energy Poverty: a proactive approach to energy transition with Sun4All project

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IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The transition to an environmentally sustainable, low-carbon economy requires fundamental transformations in various sectors such as industry, technology, and especially in society as a whole. Adopting and encouraging community energy are the key policies to facilitate sustainable energy and ecological and social transition. The Sun4All methodology aims at the design, promotion and building of energy communities based on solidarity, to contrast energy poverty and foresee the engagement of vulnerable households that normally have many difficulties in becoming active members of an energy sharing project realising PV plants. The selection of the beneficiaries’ families in the urban context is a process both technical, including socio-territorial GIS-based analysis, and social, activating the participation of grass-root associations, local schools, and facilitators. The strategic role of the municipality is coherent with the SECAP and results in the offers of several public building roofs with PV plants that are the cores of the Sun4all Energy Communities and will ensure the delivery of economic benefits for the vulnerable households, while through workshops, site visits to the plants, and communication activities will increase the citizens’ knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits that go far beyond energy efficiency, which is only the starting point.

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Section: Energy Community and Energy Poverty: A Virtuous Model Betwee...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban Renewable Energy Communities and Energy Poverty: a proactive approach to energy transition with Sun4All project

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Pennacchia

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IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…The current overriding global aim of energy transition is decarbonisation, primarily as a response to the urgent threat of climate change and therefore the need for rapid transition (Baron, 2016). Within this broad aim, energy transitions should, however, be people-centred with objectives of promoting universal access, social justice, equity and inclusivity (Lode, Te Boveldt, Coosemans & Camargo, 2022).…”

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Editorial: Special Issue - Energy Transitions in the Global South and Africa: Policy Imperatives, System Dynamics and Challenges

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2022

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“…These measures are focused on the long-term goal of making the European Union climate neutral by 2050 [9]. As a consequence of these new policies, various energy community initiatives have been developed in Europe in recent years [10,11]. These energy communities are organised to produce, distribute, and consume renewable energy in a more efficient and sustainable way.…”

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“…The equations of the problem are described below. For every instant t: P D = P G + P P + P B + P E (10) where P D is the demanded power in W, P G is the power supplied by the grid in W, P P is the power generated by the PV panels in W, P B is the power generated by the BG plant in W, and P E ≤ 0 is the surplus generation in W. It must be noted that if P E ≤ 0, then P G = 0, and P D < P P + P B . For this work, the possibility to sell the surplus generation P E is assumed.…”

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Optimising a Biogas and Photovoltaic Hybrid System for Sustainable Power Supply in Rural Areas

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This paper proposes a method for evaluating the optimal configuration of a hybrid system (biomass power plant and photovoltaic plant), which is connected to the electrical grid, to achieve minimum energy costs. The study is applied to a small rural municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain, as an energy community. The approach takes into account the daily energy demand variation and price curves for energy that are either imported or exported to the grid. The optimal configuration is determined by the highest internal rate of return (IRR) over a 12-year period while providing a 20% discount in electricity prices for the energy community. The approach is extrapolated to an annual period using the statistical data of sunny and cloudy days, considering 23.8% of the year as cloudy. The methodology provides a general procedure for hybridising both plants and the grid to meet the energy needs of a small rural population. In the analysed case, an optimal combination of 140 kW of rated power from the biogas generator was found, which is lower than the maximum demand of 366 kW and 80 kW installed power in the photovoltaic plant, resulting in an IRR of 6.13% over 12 years. Sensitivity studies for data variations are also provided.

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A transition perspective on Energy Communities: A systematic literature review and research agenda

Cited by 61 publications

References 85 publications

Urban Renewable Energy Communities and Energy Poverty: a proactive approach to energy transition with Sun4All project

Urban Renewable Energy Communities and Energy Poverty: a proactive approach to energy transition with Sun4All project

Editorial: Special Issue - Energy Transitions in the Global South and Africa: Policy Imperatives, System Dynamics and Challenges

Optimising a Biogas and Photovoltaic Hybrid System for Sustainable Power Supply in Rural Areas

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