Energies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(24), P. 6272 - 6272
Published: Dec. 12, 2024
As
photovoltaic
technologies
are
being
promoted
throughout
the
country,
widespread
installation
of
distributed
systems
in
rural
areas
regions
compromises
safety
and
stability
distribution
network.
Distributed
clusters
can
be
configured
with
energy
storage
to
increase
local
consumption
mitigate
impact
grid-connected
modes.
Against
this
background,
paper
focuses
on
areas,
combines
typical
operation
modes
clusters,
constructs
two-stage
optimization
configuration
model
for
clusters.
Taking
a
Chinese
village
as
an
example,
proposed
is
optimized
improved
particle
swarm
algorithm.
Given
different
combinations
without
demand
response,
comparative
analyses
conducted
economic
benefits
independent
operators
various
scenarios.
Simulations
indicate
that
proportion
reaches
62.64%,
which
34.02%
more
than
scenario
storage.
The
results
configuring
significantly
improves
level.
Meanwhile,
implementing
response
achieve
same
effect
while
reducing
configuration,
life-cycle
appreciable.
simulation
show
participating
reduce
system
cost
by
7.15%
at
60%.
This
research
expands
application
channels
provides
references
investment
decisions
systems.
Energy Conversion and Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
314, P. 118693 - 118693
Published: July 1, 2024
Port
operations,
essential
for
global
trade,
are
energy-intensive
and
heavily
reliant
on
fossil
fuels.
Transitioning
to
renewable
energy
can
reduce
their
carbon
footprint
enhance
resilience
sustainability.
Renewable
Energy
Communities
(RECs)
offer
a
collaborative
decentralized
framework
integrating
into
port
facilities.
However,
authorities
maritime
stakeholders
face
challenges
in
design,
implementation,
particularly
estimating
outcomes
benefits.
Understanding
the
REC
is
crucial
industry
address
current
priorities.
This
study
provides
guidelines
implementing
single
or
multiple
communities
ports.
An
economic
model,
based
EU
regulations
national
laws,
assesses
viability
of
RECs
The
model
considers
usage
various
production
systems,
such
as
solar
marine
technologies,
storage
hybrid
configuration
estimate
variable
demand
profiles
explore
integration
system.
numerical
simulates
virtual
exchanges
among
users
investigates
feasibility
shared
projects
research
comprehensively
analyses
technological
scenarios
examines
convenience
end-user
aggregations.
Results
indicate
that
increasing
complementarity
rational
system
design
cover
up
60
%
total
achieve
90
self-consumption.
Incentives
ensure
payback
period
under
6
years
large-scale
systems
between
2
4
smaller
power
plants,
highlighting
significant
financial
benefits
voluntary
members.
Batteries
enable
higher
penetration
system,
15
%,
with
moderate
impact.
self-consumption
scheme
promising,
incentives
shift
focus
aspects
increase
local
utilization.
Policies
encouraging
creation
ports
lower
life
cycle
costs,
aggregations
leading
€6M
costs
over
20
compared
community
comprising
all
main
users.
Energy and Buildings,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
305, P. 113878 - 113878
Published: Jan. 4, 2024
Energy
flexibility
in
buildings
has
the
potential
to
reduce
grid
burden
of
neighbourhoods,
yet
its
practical
implementation
remains
limited.
This
paper
presents
a
data-based
case
study
from
Norway,
examining
electricity
electric
vehicles,
within
context
apartment
building
loads
and
PV
generation.
The
results
highlight
significant
with
EVs,
where
EV
charging
can
be
shifted
time
by
means
shared
energy
management
system.
profiles
are
presented,
showing
how
increase
average
use
apartments
factor
1.5
power
3.5
8.6.
Furthermore,
demonstrates
KPIs
optimised
affected
different
tariffs,
generation,
V2G
technology,
location
billing
meters.
simulated
scenarios
showed
maximum
reduction
peak
45
%,
while
38
%
was
covered
confirms
that
residential
emerges
as
viable
frontrunner
realization
end-user
flexibility,
paving
way
for
effective
solutions
real-life
applications.
Energy and Buildings,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
316, P. 114375 - 114375
Published: June 3, 2024
Self-consumption
PV
installations
in
the
residential
sector
have
a
great
potential
to
mitigate
emissions
associated
with
fossil
fuels.
However,
few
studies
analyze
influence
of
seasonality
prosumer's
consumption
habits
on
evaluation
self-consumption.
Thus,
this
work
develops
detailed
analysis
self-consumption
and
self-sufficiency
as
function
different
variables,
such
size
installation,
habits,
existing
home,
among
others.
In
addition,
sensitivity
is
carried
out,
which
it
studied
how
change
hourly
monthly
distribution
influences
The
results
show
importance
considering
habits.
Dwellings
electric
heating
greater
increase
than
other
dwellings,
while
low-consumption
dwellings
or
seasonal
does
not
play
important
role
high-consumption
dwellings.
On
hand,
shown
that
much
more
significant
since
improvements
can
by
21.05
%
29.6
%,
respectively.
This
study
demonstrates
that
the
increasing
number
of
electric
vehicles
(EVs)
and
potential
these
to
contribute
energy
management
as
a
property
battery
through
Vehicle-to-Everything
(V2X)
technologies
can
generate
profit
for
EV
owner.
The
focus
this
is
on
Vehicle-toGrid
(V2G)
Vehicle-to-Home
(V2H)
applications.
research
aims
illustrate
advantages
integrating
V2X
with
solar
photovoltaics
(PV)
private
households,
particularly
in
optimizing
an
bidirectional
charging
reduce
electricity
costs
household.
uses
real-world
data
from
Finnish
household,
including
PV
production
consumption,
applies
optimization
algorithms
simulate
economic
gains
V2X.
Key
findings
indicate
be
economically
beneficial,
especially
during
periods
high
price
fluctuations.
also
emphasizes
importance
availability
maximizing
benefits.
concludes
while
offer
promising
opportunities
cost
savings,
their
effectiveness
highly
dependent
market
conditions
specific
characteristics
household
usage.
Energies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(4), P. 946 - 946
Published: Feb. 18, 2024
Shutdowns
of
photovoltaic
installations
are
a
problem
that
has
been
increasingly
affecting
private
investors
who
have
built
home
several
to
dozen
kWp
over
the
last
few
years.
This
problem,
most
often
caused
by
outdated
infrastructure,
appears
in
many
countries
and
impacts
energy
production.
work
focuses
on
three
aspects
problem.
The
first
one
answers
question
how
shutdowns
installation
affect
production,
significant
loss
happens
when
PV
inverter
is
not
working
or
restart
phase.
second
aspect
proposes
an
original,
low-cost
method
reduces
number
shutdowns.
relates
auto-consumption
mechanism
associated
with
domestic
water
heaters
system
for
measuring
voltage
consumption
from
electrical
network.
solution
based
constant
monitoring
network
switching
dedicated
algorithm.
Additionally,
continuous
analysis
also
allows
reporting
observed
irregularities
electricity
supplier.
third
final
factor
corresponds
real
impact
long-term
investment
extension
its
payback
period,
what
extent
proposed
shortens
this
period.
Through
detailed
issue
shutdowns,
reduction
40%.
However,
due
fact
it
discusses
specific
case,
requires
calibration
adjustment
process,
which
discussed
article.
Energy Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11, P. 5532 - 5541
Published: May 22, 2024
Electric
vehicles
(EV)
are
becoming
increasingly
popular,
with
new
models
that
offers
driving
customers
away
from
gas-powered
vehicles.
Given
the
expected
growth
of
electric
in
coming
years,
charging
a
large
number
EVs
short
time
frame
would
put
burden
on
microgrids
remote
islands.
In
this
study,
assuming
500,000
main
island
Okinawa,
we
used
Probability
Density
Function
(PDF)
to
predict
demand
and
Start-Of-Charge
(SOC)
distribution
Vehicle
owners
various
urban
areas
Okinawa.
The
Monte
Carlo
method
(MC)
was
simulate
electrical
load
required
charge
these
vehicle.
response
huge
grid
produced
by
uncontrolled
EVs,
study
proposes
response-based
Genetic
Algorithm
(GA)
determine
ideal
for
bridge
gap
between
peaks
valleys
island's
grid.
Furthermore,
achieve
better
optimization
results,
also
conducted
comparative
four
types
GA,
which
showed
succeeded
reducing
cost
electricity
45.3%
variance
29.8%.
Optimized
sequential
will
result
more
stable
microgrid
Okinawa
Island
lower
costs.