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Optimal Sharing Electricity and Thermal Energy Integration for an Energy Community in the Perspective of 100% RES Scenario

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  • Ronelly De Souza

    (Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy)

  • Emanuele Nadalon

    (Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy)

  • Melchiorre Casisi

    (Polytechnic Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy)

  • Mauro Reini

    (Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy)

Abstract

This paper presents a study on the optimal district integration of a distributed generation (DG) system for an energy community (EC) and the implementation of sharing electricity (SE) between users. In recent years, the scientific community has frequently discussed potential pathways to achieve a 100% renewable energy source (RES) scenario, mainly through increasing electrification in all sectors. However, cooling-, heat-, and power-related technologies are expected to play a crucial role in the transition to a 100% RES scenario. For this reason, a research gap has been identified when it comes to an optimal SE solution and its effects on the optimal district heating and cooling network (DHCN) allowing both electrical and thermal integration among users. The considered system includes several components for each EC user, with a central unit and a DHCN connecting them all. Moreover, the users inside the EC can exchange electricity with each other through the existing electric grid. Furthermore, the EC considers cooling storage as well as heat storage systems. This paper applies the Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) methodology for the single-objective optimization of an EC, in Northeast Italy, considering the total annual cost for owning, operating, and maintaining the entire system as the economic objective function. After the optimization, the total annual CO 2 emissions were calculated to evaluate the environmental effects of the different solutions. The energy system is optimized in different scenarios, considering the usage of renewable resources and different prices for the purchase of electricity and natural gas, as well as different prices for selling electricity. Results showed that, without changing utility prices, the implementation of SE allowed for a reduction of 85% in the total electricity bought from the grid by the EC. Moreover, the total annual EC costs and CO 2 emissions were reduced by 80 k€ and 280 t, respectively.

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  • Ronelly De Souza & Emanuele Nadalon & Melchiorre Casisi & Mauro Reini, 2022. "Optimal Sharing Electricity and Thermal Energy Integration for an Energy Community in the Perspective of 100% RES Scenario," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-39, August.
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