[HTML][HTML] A typology of community-based energy citizenship: An analysis of the ownership structure and institutional logics of 164 energy communities in France

A Dudka, N Moratal, T Bauwens - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy scholars have associated energy communities with the notions of energy citizenship
and energy democracy, as citizen-based democratic governance plays critical roles in their …

[HTML][HTML] Analysing community-based initiatives for heating and cooling: a systematic and critical review

J Fouladvand, A Ghorbani, N Mouter… - Energy Research & Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy communities are decentralized socio-technical systems where energy is jointly
generated and distributed among a community of households locally. As the energy that is …

Enabling coordination in energy communities: A Digital Twin model

A Bâra, SV Oprea - Energy Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Starting from the EU vision for Energy Communities (EC), our purpose is to support them by
proposing a Digital Twin (DT) that includes a bi-level optimization model to deliver …

[HTML][HTML] Energy security in community energy systems: An agent-based modelling approach

J Fouladvand, A Ghorbani, Y Sarı, T Hoppe… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
In community energy systems, the energy demand of a group of households is met by
collectively generated electricity and heat from renewable energy sources. What makes …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation or estimation?—Two approaches to calculate financial benefits of energy communities

B Fina, C Monsberger, H Auer - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
To date, studies examining the profitability of energy communities (ECs) with a specific focus
on the distribution of energy and costs between participants have mostly proposed complex …

Opportunities, challenges, and future prospects of the solar cell market

A Bouich, IG Pradas, MA Khan, YH Khattak - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The production and consumption of energy must be converted to renewable alternatives in
order to meet climate targets. During the past few decades, solar photovoltaic systems (PVs) …

Peer-to-peer energy transaction mechanisms considering fairness in smart energy communities

E Oh, SY Son - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study presents peer-to-peer (P2P) energy transaction mechanisms to maximize social
welfare considering the uncertainty and profit fairness of the players. The P2P energy …

A Review of Renewable Energy Communities: Concepts, Scope, Progress, Challenges, and Recommendations

S Ahmed, A Ali, A D'Angola - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
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 …

Solar-assisted heat pumps systems for domestic hot water production in small energy communities

F Martorana, M Bonomolo, G Leone, F Monteleone… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper investigates the energy performances of several configurations of solar-assisted
heat pumps equipped with photovoltaic (PV) and photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) panels as well …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating thermal energy community formation: Institutional enablers outplaying technological choice

J Fouladvand, MA Rojas, T Hoppe, A Ghorbani - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy communities are key elements for local energy transitions, collectively generating,
distributing and consuming energy, using renewable energy technologies. Thermal energy …