Global diffusion and key features of Energy Communities with a main focus on building loads modelling and management: A review

IF 11 1区工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS

Applied Energy Pub Date : 2025-07-24 DOI:10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.126461

Elisa Belloni , Tommaso Ferrucci , Davide Fioriti , Andrea Tumiati , Davide Poli

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Abstract

The whole world is moving towards energy communities and energy sharing, each country with its own history, resources, and needs that determine different legislations and infrastructures, but above all different application models. This paper reviews the literature on Energy Communities (ECs), with a focus on Renewable Energy Communities (RECs), in promoting decarbonization and enhancing the flexibility of energy systems through decentralized energy generation, storehouse, and demand-side management. A systematic review on the classification of aggregation forms and global worldwide development of ECs is also conducted. The paper also explores the integration of renewable energy sources (RES), energy storage systems (ESS) and smart technologies, demand response strategies applications able to improve the overall benefits of the communities, and the importance of prosumers behavior in achieving energy effectiveness. Case studies recently analyzed by prominent scholars and researchers are analyzed to show the design objectives and the key features in REC scenarios and their impact on energy systems and on the national transmission grid. The findings present the challenges and openings in RECs diffusion and their role in the broader energy transition scenario.

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全球扩散和能源社区的主要特点，主要集中在建筑负荷建模和管理：综述

全世界都在朝着能源社区和能源共享的方向发展，每个国家都有自己的历史、资源和需求，这决定了不同的立法和基础设施，但最重要的是不同的应用模式。本文综述了能源社区（ec）的相关文献，重点介绍了可再生能源社区（RECs）通过分散的能源发电、储能和需求侧管理来促进脱碳和增强能源系统灵活性的研究进展。本文还对生态系统的聚集形式分类和全球范围内生态系统的发展进行了系统综述。本文还探讨了可再生能源（RES）、储能系统（ESS）和智能技术的整合，能够提高社区整体效益的需求响应策略应用，以及产消行为在实现能源效率中的重要性。本文分析了知名学者和研究人员最近分析的案例研究，以展示REC方案的设计目标和关键特征，以及它们对能源系统和国家输电网的影响。研究结果提出了RECs扩散的挑战和机遇，以及它们在更广泛的能源转型情景中的作用。

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Applied Energy 工程技术-工程：化工

CiteScore

21.20

自引率

10.70%

发文量

1830

审稿时长

41 days

期刊介绍： Applied Energy serves as a platform for sharing innovations, research, development, and demonstrations in energy conversion, conservation, and sustainable energy systems. The journal covers topics such as optimal energy resource use, environmental pollutant mitigation, and energy process analysis. It welcomes original papers, review articles, technical notes, and letters to the editor. Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts that bridge the gap between research, development, and implementation. The journal addresses a wide spectrum of topics, including fossil and renewable energy technologies, energy economics, and environmental impacts. Applied Energy also explores modeling and forecasting, conservation strategies, and the social and economic implications of energy policies, including climate change mitigation. It is complemented by the open-access journal Advances in Applied Energy.