An Innovative Toolbox for the Optimal Design and Operation of Integrated
Local Energy Communities
Abstract
By providing important benefits such as reducing primary energy
consumption, improving environmental conditions, and increasing
resilience of energy supply, integrated local energy communities (ILECs)
represent a viable option to centralized energy systems for fostering
decarbonization, thanks to the exploitation of synergies coming from
different energy carries beyond electricity and the active involvement
of end-users through a collegial approach. To achieve these benefits,
the optimisation of ILECs design and operation is as crucial as it is
challenging. This paper presents the results from an activity of the
eNeuron H2020 project (Nov 2020-Oct. 2024, ID: 957779), and aims to
present an innovative toolbox for the optimal design and operation of
ILECs integrating multiple energy carriers at different scales and
considering different time horizons from long-term system planning to
real-time operation. To achieve the short- and long-term sustainability
of this new energy paradigm, a multi-objective economic-environmental
approach is proposed, whereby a peer-to-peer market is established to
promote end-users’ active involvement while guaranteeing that they are
aligned with the overall ILEC’s objectives.
This paper is a preprint of a paper submitted to and accepted at
conference CIRED2023 and is subject to Institution of Engineering and
Technology Copyright. The copy of record is available at IET Digital
Library.
DOI:.1049/icp.2023.0460