Benefits of cross-border citizen energy communities at distribution system level
- One challenge of the EU energy transition is the integration of renewable electricity generation in the distribution system. EU energy law proposes a possible solution by introducing “citizen energy communities” (Directive 2019/944/EU) which may be open for “cross-border participation”. This article proposes an innovative way of implementing such cross-border communities by linking distribution systems via a “switchable element”, a generation, storage, or consumption asset with a connection to each country. An optimization model has been developed to calculate the system cost savings of such a connection. Linking regions with complementary characteristics regarding electricity generation and demand via a switchable element leads to more efficient system utilization. Findings are relevant for the transposition of “citizen energy communities” in national laws.
Author: | Andreas Stroink, Lea DiestelmeierORCiD, Johann L. HurinkORCiD, Tim WawerORCiD |
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Title (English): | Benefits of cross-border citizen energy communities at distribution system level |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:959-opus-28840 |
URL: | https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2211-467X(22)00021-9 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100821 |
ISSN: | 2211-467X |
Parent Title (English): | Energy Strategy Reviews |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2022 |
Release Date: | 2022/02/08 |
Tag: | Citizen energy community; Cross-border; EU energy law; Energy system modelling; System cost |
Volume: | 40 |
Page Number: | 9 |
Faculties: | Fakultät MKT / Institut für Management und Technik |
DDC classes: | 300 Sozialwissenschaften / 333.7 Natürliche Ressourcen, Energie und Umwelt |
Review Status: | Veröffentlichte Fassung/Verlagsversion |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |