Abstract The new European Directive RED-II on the promotion of the use of renewable
energy sources has introduced the concept of the Renewable Energy Community. This new …

Many countries worldwide have adopted policies to support the expansion of renewable
energy sources aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, combating climate change …

The expansion of distributed electricity generation and the increasing capacity of installed
battery storage systems at the community level have posed challenges to efficient technical …

In recent years, one of the key postulates in the European Union's policy has become the
development of renewable energy sources. In order to achieve the desired synergy effect …

Household electricity use has an increasing impact on the overall energy system. Numerous
proposals have been made to support households to consume electricity in a system …

In recent years, many energy markets have seen the rise of battery storage systems (BSSs).
This study focuses on home energy storage (HES) and community energy storage (CES) as …

Power generation from variable renewable energies is expected to dominate the future
energy supply in many countries, which will lead to an increased demand for flexibility …

Energy communities, mostly microgrid based, are a key stakeholder of modern electrical
power grids. Operating a microgrid based energy community is a challenging topic due to …

Sizing and configuring community-shared energy storage according to the actual demand of
community users is important for the development of user-side energy storage. To solve this …

Energy system models are widely used to inform the political decisions required to
successfully mitigate climate change in the energy sector. The energy system optimization …