A Review of Renewable Energy Communities: Concepts, Scope, Progress, Challenges, and Recommendations

S Ahmed, A Ali, A D'Angola - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent times, there has been a significant shift from centralized energy systems to
decentralized ones. These systems aim to satisfy local energy needs using renewable …

Energy communities overview: Managerial policies, economic aspects, technologies, and models

GL Kyriakopoulos - Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, there has been an ongoing global debate on the issues of energy safety, energy
autonomy, and energy alleviation policies in developed and developing countries. The …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling mechanisms of energy communities: A comparison of 28 initiatives

D Petrovics, D Huitema, M Giezen, B Vis - Global Environmental Change, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy communities have mushroomed over the past decades. These initiatives have
scaled, that is replicated their experiences, expanded membership, and diversified involved …

[HTML][HTML] Let it grow: How community solar policy can increase PV adoption in cities

A Nuñez-Jimenez, P Mehta, D Griego - Energy Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Decarbonizing urban energy consumption is critical for addressing climate change, yet
renewable power installations in cities are rare due to limited space and economic …

Latent, collaborative, or escalated conflict? Determining causal pathways for land use conflicts

M Fienitz, R Siebert - Land Use Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
While land use conflicts can present a tedious burden for land management processes, they
also fulfill important functions for society, such as making different perspectives visible or …

[HTML][HTML] Renewable energy communities in rural areas: A comprehensive overview of current development, challenges, and emerging trends

Z Shi, F Liang, A Pezzuolo - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Achieving environmental and economic stability amid climate change requires renewable
energy technologies. This review analyses 86 articles on rural energy communities …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring the Italian transposition of the EU regulation concerning renewable energy communities and the relevant policies for battery storage

P De Juan-Vela, A Alic, V Trovato - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the transposition of the European Union (EU) Directive concerning
Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) into the Italian legislation. The methodology aims …

Mapping of Energy Community Development in Europe: State of the Art and Research Directions

R Roberto, G Ferruzzi, V Negro, M Noussan - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Within the framework of defining a new energy paradigm to address climate change and
other global challenges, the energy community model is gaining interest in several …

[HTML][HTML] Economic benefits of Renewable energy communities in smart districts: A comparative analysis of incentive schemes for NZEBs

V Battaglia, L Vanoli, M Zagni - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Abtract The Italian regulation on Renewable Energy Communities actively promotes the
electrification of end uses by rewarding participants with incentives for each kWh of …

Rural energy communities as pillar towards low carbon future in Egypt: beyond COP27

A Abouaiana - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Egypt pays extraordinary attention to climate action, which is gaining momentum, coinciding
with reaching the peak of the status quo by hosting the 2022 United Nations Climate …