Energy Communities Design Optimization in the Italian Framework

Energy Communities Design Optimization in the Italian Framework

Energy communities (EC) are expected to have a pivotal role to reach European decarbonization targets. One of the key aspects is the regulatory framework adopted by each Member State to properly manage such new customers’ aggregation. The paper firstly provides an updated overview of the EC regulati...

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Main Authors: Matteo Zatti, Matteo Moncecchi, Marco Gabba, Alberto Chiesa, Filippo Bovera, Marco Merlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
energy communities
energy resource optimization
renewable resources
MILP
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/5218
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spelling doaj-a5a5beda44f7418693d015ad81c6bbec2021-06-30T23:17:44ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-06-01115218521810.3390/app11115218Energy Communities Design Optimization in the Italian FrameworkMatteo Zatti0Matteo Moncecchi1Marco Gabba2Alberto Chiesa3Filippo Bovera4Marco Merlo5LEAP s.c.a r.l., Laboratorio Energia Ambiente Piacenza, 29121 Piacenza, ItalyEnergy Department, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, ItalyLEAP s.c.a r.l., Laboratorio Energia Ambiente Piacenza, 29121 Piacenza, ItalyLEAP s.c.a r.l., Laboratorio Energia Ambiente Piacenza, 29121 Piacenza, ItalyEnergy Department, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, ItalyEnergy Department, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, ItalyEnergy communities (EC) are expected to have a pivotal role to reach European decarbonization targets. One of the key aspects is the regulatory framework adopted by each Member State to properly manage such new customers’ aggregation. The paper firstly provides an updated overview of the EC regulation, focusing on the current Italian legislation. Next, a novel methodology for the design and management of energy community initiatives is proposed. The procedure firstly solves a design and operation optimization problem to calculate the best size of energy assets (boiler, heat pump, photovoltaic, thermal storage) to be installed. Second, a Shapley value-based approach is exploited to distribute a part of the community’s incomes to members, based on their contribution to the overall welfare. Results demonstrate that the adopted methodology is effective in ensuring a proper cash flow for the community, while pushing its members towards energy efficient behaviors.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/5218energy communitiesenergy resource optimizationrenewable resourcesMILP
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author Matteo Zatti
Matteo Moncecchi
Marco Gabba
Alberto Chiesa
Filippo Bovera
Marco Merlo
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Matteo Moncecchi
Marco Gabba
Alberto Chiesa
Filippo Bovera
Marco Merlo
Energy Communities Design Optimization in the Italian Framework
Applied Sciences
energy communities
energy resource optimization
renewable resources
MILP
author_facet Matteo Zatti
Matteo Moncecchi
Marco Gabba
Alberto Chiesa
Filippo Bovera
Marco Merlo
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title Energy Communities Design Optimization in the Italian Framework
title_short Energy Communities Design Optimization in the Italian Framework
title_full Energy Communities Design Optimization in the Italian Framework
title_fullStr Energy Communities Design Optimization in the Italian Framework
title_full_unstemmed Energy Communities Design Optimization in the Italian Framework
title_sort energy communities design optimization in the italian framework
publisher MDPI AG
series Applied Sciences
issn 2076-3417
publishDate 2021-06-01
description Energy communities (EC) are expected to have a pivotal role to reach European decarbonization targets. One of the key aspects is the regulatory framework adopted by each Member State to properly manage such new customers’ aggregation. The paper firstly provides an updated overview of the EC regulation, focusing on the current Italian legislation. Next, a novel methodology for the design and management of energy community initiatives is proposed. The procedure firstly solves a design and operation optimization problem to calculate the best size of energy assets (boiler, heat pump, photovoltaic, thermal storage) to be installed. Second, a Shapley value-based approach is exploited to distribute a part of the community’s incomes to members, based on their contribution to the overall welfare. Results demonstrate that the adopted methodology is effective in ensuring a proper cash flow for the community, while pushing its members towards energy efficient behaviors.
topic energy communities
energy resource optimization
renewable resources
MILP
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/5218
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