Due to the potential for deploying distributed generation, improving energy efficiency and
adopting sustainable energy-related practices, consumers provide significant value in the …

Abstract Renewable Energy Communities are aggregations of final users/prosumers whose
energy comes from renewable power generators. This work systematically assesses the …

Increase in the deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs) has triggered a new
trend to redesign electricity markets as consumer-centric markets relying on peer-to-peer …

In recent times, there has been a significant shift from centralized energy systems to
decentralized ones. These systems aim to satisfy local energy needs using renewable …

With the sustained deployment of distributed generation capacities and the more proactive
role of consumers, power systems and their operation are drifting away from a conventional …

The present article's aim is to sum up the knowledge generated in the field of Community
Energy (CE) as of today. The geographical focus lies on Germany, the UK and the USA …

Energy Communities are playing an ever greater role in the European renewable energy
transition. As an instrument for citizen-led transformation, they are associated not only with …

Green energy has received extensive attention worldwide for its outstanding contributions to
fighting environmental damage. However, in recent years, there have been indications that …

The need to accelerate the decarbonisation of the energy system has led to renewed
interest in energy communities. Such communities are now identified by institutions as new …

Abstract In August 2018, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg started to strike from school on
Fridays to protest against a lack of action on the climate crisis. Her actions sparked a …