This paper introduces the recent developments in Renewable Energy Systems for building
heating, cooling and electricity production with thermal energy storage. Due to the needed …

Due to the potential for deploying distributed generation, improving energy efficiency and
adopting sustainable energy-related practices, consumers provide significant value in the …

Concerns related to climate change and global warming caused by anthropogenic activities
and fossil energy use in particular have been increasing lately. Air pollution and volatile …

Energy communities are regulatory tools promoting aggregations of users to foster the shift
towards a renewable distributed generation. First in the literature, this paper addresses …

A near-zero energy community energy system is an effective way to reduce fossil energy
consumption and achieve a decarbonized and clean energy supply. However, the utilization …

Abstract “Net-zero energy”, a burning concept of the current world, has been being
considered and applied on a building scale for the last few decades, however, there are …

This paper presents a flexible model for microgrid formation in the integrated electricity-gas
system by optimal sizing, siting and operation of combined heat and power (CHPs) in order …

Battery energy storage system (BESS) has many purposes especially in terms of power and
transport sectors (renewable energy and electric vehicles). Therefore, the global demand for …

Energy communities are decentralized socio-technical systems where energy is jointly
generated and distributed among a community of households locally. As the energy that is …

The electrification of heating, cooling, and transportation to reach decarbonization targets
calls for a rapid expansion of renewable technologies. Due to their decentral and intermittent …