Solar plants, environmental degradation and local socioeconomic contexts: A case study in a Mediterranean country

L Delfanti, A Colantoni, F Recanatesi… - Environmental Impact …, 2016 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic plants developed on rural land are becoming a common infrastructure in the
Mediterranean region and may contribute, at least indirectly, to various forms of …

Assessment of generation capacity and economic viability of photovoltaic systems on urban buildings in southern Spain: A socioeconomic, technological, and …

I Santiago, EJ Palacios-Garcia… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the current move towards a decarbonising energy generation, cities and residential users
can play a significant role. Solar photovoltaic has emerged as one of the main clean energy …

Economic assessment of residential PV systems with self-consumption and storage in Portugal

FM Camilo, R Castro, ME Almeida, VF Pires - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
A progressive implementation of renewable microgeneration, mainly small sized
Photovoltaics, in low voltage distribution networks is ongoing. In this context, self …

[HTML][HTML] Photovoltaic self-consumption is now profitable in Spain: Effects of the new regulation on prosumers' internal rate of return

JL Prol, KW Steininger - Energy Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Whereas Spain used to have one of the most restrictive photovoltaic self-consumption
(PVSC) regulations in the world, the new regulation (RD-L 15/2018 & RD 244/2019) …

Large scale complementary solar and wind energy sources coupled with pumped-storage hydroelectricity for Lower Silesia (Poland)

J Jurasz, PB Dąbek, B Kaźmierczak, A Kies… - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Photovoltaics and wind generation are currently perceived to be a viable option for reducing
the environmental impact of energy sources while simultaneously showing significant …

[HTML][HTML] Photovoltaic self-consumption regulation in Spain: Profitability analysis and alternative regulation schemes

JL Prol, KW Steininger - Energy Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Having achieved grid parity, photovoltaic (PV) self-consumption will play a key role in the
transition to a low-carbon energy system. Spain, whilst among the EU countries with highest …

Smart metering trends, implications and necessities: A policy review

J Leiva, A Palacios, JA Aguado - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Renewable generation, energy storage, electric vehicles and energy management systems
are examples of increasingly widespread products and services that the electricity grids …

Impact of operation strategies of large scale battery systems on distribution grid planning in Germany

M Resch, J Buehler, M Klausen, A Sumper - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to the increasing penetration of fluctuating distributed generation electrical grids require
reinforcement, in order to secure a grid operation in accordance with given technical …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis and optimisation of collective self-consumption in residential buildings in Spain

AJG Mena, VFN Medina, A Bouakkaz, S Haddad - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies on self-consumption in residential use are constantly evolving, and society claims
new solutions in response to changes to new paradigms. This paper aims to optimise the …

Economics of pooling small local electricity prosumers—LCOE & self-consumption

P Kästel, B Gilroy-Scott - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
The arrival of small-scale decentralized energy installations coincides with the emergence of
so-called “prosumers”—entities/households that are producer and consumer of energy in …