Exploring the academic landscape of energy communities in Europe: A systematic literature review

F Gianaroli, M Preziosi, M Ricci, P Sdringola… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, energy communities initiatives have gained traction in Europe as a
means to achieve energy transition goals, allowing citizen involvement in energy production …

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 …

Sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems in the critical decade for climate action

Ş Kılkış, G Krajačić, N Duić, MA Rosen - Energy conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this critical decade for climate action, rapid and far-reaching transitions depend on the
choices and actions that are taken now and in the near-term. Integrated approaches that …

Technological Elements behind the Renewable Energy Community: Current Status, Existing Gap, Necessity, and Future Perspective—Overview

S Ahmed, A Ali, A Ciocia, A D'Angola - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Renewable Energy Community (REC) in Europe promotes renewable energy sources
(RESs), offering social, economic, and environmental benefits. This new entity could alter …

A framework for shared EV charging in residential renewable energy communities

B Velkovski, VZ Gjorgievski, B Markovski, S Cundeva… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Renewable energy communities with members which own electric vehicles (EVs) can
benefit financially from the flexibility that EVs provide to distributed energy resources, such …

[HTML][HTML] Empowering sea ports with renewable energy under the enabling framework of the energy communities

A Buonomano, GF Giuzio, R Maka, A Palombo… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Port operations, essential for global trade, are energy-intensive and heavily reliant on fossil
fuels. Transitioning to renewable energy can reduce their carbon footprint and enhance …

[HTML][HTML] Re-thinking energy justice to achieve a fair distribution of shared electricity from rooftop photovoltaics in a typical multi-apartment building in Germany: an …

R Galvin - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
An important development in decarbonising energy consumption is the installation of shared
rooftop photovoltaics on multiapartment buildings. It is widely agreed that the distribution of …

Multi-objective optimization model for railway heavy-haul traffic: addressing carbon emissions reduction and transport efficiency improvement

AQ Tian, XY Wang, H Xu, JS Pan, V Snášel, HX Lv - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper establishes a multi-objective optimization model for railway heavy-haul trains,
focusing on reducing carbon emissions and improving transport efficiency. The model …

Optimizing renewable energy integration in new districts: Power-to-X strategies for improved efficiency and sustainability

V Battaglia, L Vanoli - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
To achieve optimal renewable energy self-sufficiency in new districts, it's crucial to efficiently
manage surplus electricity or heat. One effective approach is 'sector coupling,'which …

[HTML][HTML] Development of dynamic sharing keys: Algorithms supporting management of renewable energy community and collective self consumption

F Gianaroli, M Ricci, P Sdringola, MA Ancona… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential of sharing energy from production plants is characterized as a new paradigm
for the production and consumption of energy from renewable sources. The emergence of …