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The role of local citizen energy communities in the road to carbon-neutral power systems: outcomes from a case study in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorAlgarvio, Hugo
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-04T12:25:46Z
dc.date.available2022-01-04T12:25:46Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT: Global warming contributes to the worldwide goal of a sustainable carbon-neutral society. Currently, hydroelectric, wind and solar power plants are the most competitive renewable technologies. They are limited to the primary resource availability, but while hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) can have storage capacity but have several geographical limitations, wind and solar power plants have variable renewable energy (VRE) with stochastic profiles, requiring a substantially higher investment when equipped with battery energy storage systems. One of the most affordable solutions to compensate the stochastic behaviour of VRE is the active participation of consumers with demand response capability. Therefore, the role of citizen energy communities (CECs) can be important towards a carbon-neutral society. This work presents the economic and environmental advantages of CECs, by aggregating consumers, prosumers and VRE at the distribution level, considering microgrid trades, but also establishing bilateral agreements with large-scale VRE and HPPs, and participating in electricity markets. Results from the case-study prove the advantages of CECs and self-consumption. Currently, CECs have potential to be carbon-neutral in relation to electricity consumption and reduce consumers' costs with its variable term until 77%. In the future, electrification may allow CECs to be fully carbon-neutral, if they increase their flexibility portfolio.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAlgarvio, Hugo... [et.al.] - The role of local citizen energy communities in the road to carbon-neutral power systems: outcomes from a case study in Portugal. In: Smart Cities, 2021, Vol. 4 (2), p. 840-863pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/smartcities4020043pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2624-6511
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3660
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationTools for the Design and modelling of new markets and negotiation mechanisms for a ~100% Renewable European Power Systems
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4020043pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectRenewable energiespt_PT
dc.subjectIntegrationpt_PT
dc.subjectPower systemspt_PT
dc.subjectCarbon neutralitypt_PT
dc.subjectElectricity marketspt_PT
dc.titleThe role of local citizen energy communities in the road to carbon-neutral power systems: outcomes from a case study in Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleTools for the Design and modelling of new markets and negotiation mechanisms for a ~100% Renewable European Power Systems
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/864276/EU
oaire.citation.endPage863pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage840pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSmart Citiespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume4pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamH2020
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4129-838X
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
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