PV energy communities—Challenges and barriers from a consumer perspective: A literature review

R Lazdins, A Mutule, D Zalostiba - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Renewable energy sources, in particular those based on solar radiation, are growing rapidly
and are planned to play an instrumental role in building power systems to reach the 2030 …

Adoption of renewable home heating systems: An agent-based model of heat pumps in Ireland

TH Meles, L Ryan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Consumer adoption of renewable energy technologies such as heat pumps for home
heating is crucial in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on imported fossil …

[HTML][HTML] Why energy models should integrate social and environmental factors: Assessing user needs, omission impacts, and real-word accuracy in the European …

D Süsser, N Martin, V Stavrakas, H Gaschnig… - Energy research & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy models are used to inform and support decisions within the transition to climate
neutrality. In recent years, such models have been criticised for being overly techno-centred …

[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 …

[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 …

State-of-the-art review of positive energy building and community systems

GMS Kumar, S Cao - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
A positive energy system that produces more renewable energy than its demand while
ensuring appropriate comfort levels is an excellent path towards increasing the portion of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Let it grow: How community solar policy can increase PV adoption in cities

A Nuñez-Jimenez, P Mehta, D Griego - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Decarbonizing urban energy consumption is critical for addressing climate change, yet
renewable power installations in cities are rare due to limited space and economic …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioural attributes towards collective energy security in thermal energy communities: Environmental-friendly behaviour matters

J Fouladvand - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Community energy systems as decentralized and collective renewable energy systems,
where the energy is jointly generated and distributed among a community of households …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the benefits and barriers for the implementation of net zero energy settlements

A Mavrigiannaki, G Pignatta, M Assimakopoulos… - Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The transition of the Net Zero Energy (NZE) concept from building to settlement scale has
been theoretically approached in a number of studies. This paper examines the benefits and …