European energy communities: Characteristics, trends, business models and legal framework

I López, N Goitia-Zabaleta, A Milo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the aim of promoting the use of renewable energy sources, the new European directive
has defined the concept of Energy Communities. This new entity has the potential to …

[HTML][HTML] Electric vehicles destination charging: An overview of charging tariffs, business models and coordination strategies

JY Yong, WS Tan, M Khorasany, R Razzaghi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
High penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) has resulted in an increasing need for charging
infrastructure and efficient smart charging coordination of EVs. In addition to residential and …

[HTML][HTML] Energy Communities: A review on trends, energy system modelling, business models, and optimisation objectives

E Barabino, D Fioriti, E Guerrazzi, I Mariuzzo… - … Energy, Grids and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Fostered by the European Union and governments worldwide, Energy
Communities are promising measures aimed at promoting local energy generation and …

[HTML][HTML] Local electricity markets: A review on benefits, barriers, current trends and future perspectives

R Faia, F Lezama, J Soares, T Pinto, Z Vale - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
Local electricity markets are emerging as a viable solution to overcome the challenges
brought by the large penetration of distributed renewable generation and the need to put …

Market mechanisms and trading in microgrid local electricity markets: A comprehensive review

Y Zahraoui, T Korõtko, A Rosin, H Agabus - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electricity generation using distributed renewable energy systems is becoming increasingly
common due to the significant increase in energy demand and the high operation of …

[HTML][HTML] Combined utilization of electricity and thermal storages in a highly renewable energy system within an island society

V Sihvonen, J Riikonen, A Price, E Nordlund… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the increasing share of intermittent renewable energy resources, the demand for
different forms of energy storage increases. In this paper, a comparative analysis was …

Increasing self-sufficiency of energy community by common thermal energy storage

E Doroudchi, H Khajeh, H Laaksonen - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Customers energy consumption pattern affects directly the grid burden, especially during
peak hours. In recent years, many different control methods have been proposed to shift the …

A heuristic charging cost optimization algorithm for residential charging of electric vehicles

S Hussain, S Thakur, S Shukla, JG Breslin, Q Jan… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The charging loads of electric vehicles (EVs) at residential premises are controlled through a
tariff system based on fixed timing. The conventional tariff system presents the herding issue …

How fast to avoid carbon emissions: a holistic view on the RES, storage and non-RES replacement in Romania

A Bâra, SV Oprea, N Oprea - International Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The European Union targets aim to replace the non-renewable energy sources (non-RES)
of coal, oil and gas (COG) generation with RES and storage (RES-S). The replacement of …

Optimizing power exchange cost considering behavioral intervention in local energy community

P Mochi, K Pandya, J Soares, Z Vale - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In order to encourage energy saving and the adoption of renewable sources, this study
provides a comprehensive experimental framework that integrates socioeconomic and …