Society & Natural Resources,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 19
Published: Dec. 14, 2024
Community
renewable
energy
is
gaining
popularity
globally,
and
private
investment
in
photovoltaic
considered
a
promising
path
toward
transition.
This
study
attempts
to
explore
which
attributes
are
more
attractive
for
the
public
invest
community
photovoltaics,
especially
context
of
increasing
photovoltaics
China.
Based
on
conjoint
experiment
with
urban
rural
residents
(N
=
973),
this
finds
that
values
(economic,
environmental,
social)
generated
by
project
project's
important
factors
decisions.
The
results
confirm
previous
findings
literature,
particularly
positive
effect
economic
value
increased
local
employment
citizen
investment.
In
addition,
government
regulation
plays
most
critical
role
facilitating
can
contribute
effective
diffusion,
transcending
as
single
consumer
achieving
substantial
participation
co-creation.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(7), P. e28269 - e28269
Published: March 22, 2024
Environmental
problems
due
to
climate
change,
that
have
been
affecting
our
planet
for
years,
are
the
main
issues
which
prompted
European
Union
establish
ambitious
target
of
achieving
carbon
neutrality
by
2050.
This
occurrence
encouraged
all
Member
States
undergo
significant
changes
their
energy
sectors,
favouring
extensive
use
renewable
sources.
In
this
scenario,
introduced
Renewable
Energy
Communities,
innovative
systems
based
on
a
new
model
production,
consumption
and
sharing,
guaranteeing
environmental,
economic,
social
benefits.
The
objective
paper
is
twofold:
firstly,
examine
regulatory
framework
and,
secondly,
present
standardized
procedure
implementation
Community,
an
aspect
not
yet
covered
in
scientific
literature.
roadmap
includes
four
phases:
feasibility
study
involving
analysis
end
users'
general
assessment;
aggregation
members
as
producers,
consumers
or
prosumers
forming
legal
entity,
considering
different
funding
opportunities;
operating
phase,
plant
construction
project
validation
national
authorities;
technical
economic
management
phase.
dynamic
structure
allows
adjustments
accommodate
contexts,
member
typologies
aim.
Applied Energy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
368, P. 123374 - 123374
Published: May 22, 2024
Positive
Energy
Districts
may
support
the
energy
transition
of
urban
city
centres
as
well
decarbonization
other
sectors
in
addition
to
buildings,
such
industry.
In
this
framework,
work
aims
at
identifying
optimal
configuration
systems
serving
a
mixed-use
district
located
industrial
area
South
Italy.
Evacuated
tube
collectors
are
installed
along
with
renewable-based
plants
for
electricity
supply
(that
is,
photovoltaic
panels
and
wind
turbines).
Moreover,
is
equipped
an
electrolyser
green
hydrogen
production.
Two
novel
indicators
have
been
introduced
performing
environmental
assessment:
Balance
Check
Carbon
Neutrality
Check.
These
indexes
useful
verify
accomplishment
targets
Districts.
Therefore,
they
serve
guide
design
district-based
renovation
existing
ones,
case
study
investigated
work.
Indeed,
under
analysis
provided
surplus
renewable
thermal
electric
achieves
carbon
neutrality
chosen.
The
results
obtained
highlight
relevance
designing
multi-vector
systems,
aiming
decarbonize
both
heating
requests.
Applied Energy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
366, P. 123278 - 123278
Published: May 1, 2024
Renewable
Energy
Communities
(RECs)
are
being
deployed
all
around
the
World
as
a
technically
feasible
solution
to
decreasing
users'
dependence
on
fossil
fuels.
Several
demonstration
facilities
have
shown
their
potential
provide
final
consumers
with
clean
energy
and
associated
environmental
benefits.
However,
economic
evaluation
of
these
systems
whole
set
is
more
complex
than
evaluating
generation
technologies
individually,
which
can
be
considered
barrier,
it
may
complicated
calculate
its
uncertainty
precision.
This
paper
deals
this
challenge
adapts
model
for
global
Levelized
Cost
Electricity
(LCOE)
polygeneration
microgrid
characteristics
typical
REC,
allowing
assessment
distribution
LCOE
depending
input
parameters.
Thanks
simple
analytical
formulation,
proposed
model,
that
used
any
combination
(both
renewable
conventional),
provides
relevant
information
propagation
in
symbolic
way
avoids
need
run
numerical
simulations
or
make
assumptions
random
A
case
study
has
been
presented,
considering
small
electrical
REC
photovoltaic
plants
micro
wind
turbines.
Although
defined
market,
representative
example,
evaluated
according
current
Spanish
Italian
regulations,
analyzed
depth
reference
scientific
literature.
Results
show
uncertainties
parameter
estimates
give
rise
very
large
scatter
LCOE,
pointing
out
quantities
whose
role
crucial
reliable
estimate,
among
electricity
purchase
selling
prices,
yearly
power
load,
self-consumption
/
virtually-shared
rates
stand
out.
Energy Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11, P. 3941 - 3962
Published: April 2, 2024
The
energy
transition
is
driving
the
adoption
of
local
renewable
production.
Decentralised
plants
enable
citizens
to
play
an
active
role
in
generating
and
managing
supplies.
In
Europe,
recent
policies
are
promoting
Renewable
Energy
Communities
(RECs),
which
consist
aggregations
end-users
aiming
produce
share
energy,
cost-effective
supply
chains
autonomously.
A
comprehensive
analysis
REC
potential
requires
tools
that
integrate
socio-economic,
environmental,
spatial
evaluations
for
assessment.
objective
this
study
present
current
status
capabilities
modelling.
This
paper
reviews
twelve
modelling
have
evaluation
RECs.
review
structure
follows
steps
a
assessment
process,
structured
background,
inputs,
simulation
or
optimisation
outputs.
Technical,
economic,
environmental
aspects
projects
should
be
included
without
leaving
behind
spatialisation
geographical
planning
new
systems.
Findings
reveal
co-existence
multiple
criteria
not
satisfied
any
tools,
as
most
them
mainly
analyse
few
areas
interest
partially
consider
other
aspects.
comparison
reveals
financial
outputs
deepened.
Meanwhile,
marginal
among
both
inputs
Finally,
software
marginally
spatializes
workflow
except
CEA
URBANopt,
revealed
complete
options
design.
Energy Conversion and Management X,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
23, P. 100624 - 100624
Published: May 16, 2024
Renewable
Energy
Communities
(RECs)
have
been
clearly
defined
in
the
EU
Directive
(RED)
II
(Directive
2018/2001)
contained
within
Clean
Package
(CEP).
This
review
moves
from
state
of
art
transposition
processes
place
different
member
states
order
to
highlight
main
barriers
regarding
actual
implementation
RECs,
terms
governance,
technical
issues
and
economic
sustainability.
The
paper
analyses
three
levels
structure
any
REC:
social
governance
level,
energy
technology
optimization
aspects,
business
models.
analysis
has
conducted
by
considering
models
developed
literature
most
interesting
case
studies
where
these
applied.
work
aims
at
finding
some
conclusions
about
interactions
between
mentioned
above
national
policy
regulations,
while
identifying
gaps
currently
available
literature.
