RENewAble Integration and SuStainAbility iN energy CommunitiEs

Project Information

RENAISSANCE

Grant agreement ID: 824342

DOI 10.3030/824342

Project closed

EC signature date 1 April 2019

Start date 1 May 2019

End date 31 October 2022

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Total cost € 6 858 606,78

EU contribution € 5 935 937,50

Coordinated by

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL
Belgium

Deliverables

Documents, reports (12)

KPI definition and selection

The objective of this deliverable is to identify and define meaningful KPIs (technical, environmental impact, economic and social).

Regulatory barriers analysis

A full and deep analysis of the obstacles and opportunities at the European regulatory landscape for up take for innovative decarbonised local energy systems will be presented

Energy nodes integration report

The designed Fog Ready Devices for the RENAISSANCE demonstrators will be fully described These devices are responsible for realtime monitoring and control of their micro grid and are used to measure the overall energy related data

Output data framework

This deliverable consists on the collection of the data for each of the pilots, stakeholder requirements, expectations, a list of assets already available at the site, a list of potential envisaged components and systems and the KPIS for each site. The definition of the architecture of the data exchanges, specifying formats, standards and frequency of measurement data will also be introduced.

Final assessment report: C2C market assessment, second assessment demonstrator sites, policy recommendations local authorities and EC

An assessment of the potential of smart clusters of energy island that can act as a virtual power plant and enter eg R2 markets secondary reserves and trade directly with the TSODSO market will be defined in this deliverable

Requirements, expectations and objectives for each demo site

The objective of this deliverable is to collect both technical and socio-economic data from the demo sites defined as requirements, expectations and objectives for each demo site.

Report on ranking of technology-business designs for demo sites

This deliverable will contain the different technology preferences for each demo site when it comes to local energy community design considering the participating stakeholders for each site Moreover it will provide an overview and ranking of which scenarios best represents the objectives for the future of local energy communities

Report on the stakeholders' engagement campaign (baseline M12)

This deliverable is related to task 74 It will describe the activities developed to reach the stakeholder community

Benchmarked business case report Version 2 (including international business cases)

A compilation of different financial business models and recommendations on feasible business models for the RENAISSANCE demonstrator sites will be explained One version will be delivered M13 and one updated M38

RENAISSANCE business models assessment results

In this deliverable a comparative feasibility study of the studied business cases and applied in the demo sites in France Greece and the Netherlands will be described

Benchmarked business case report

A compilation of different financial business models and recommendations on feasible business models for the RENAISSANCE demonstrator sites will be explained.

Assessment of and recommendations towards the demonstrator sites

A comparative framework will be introduced by assessing the demonstrators in terms of the key KPIs technical economic social environmental the sensitivity to operational and structural parameters their interdependences and highlighting first lessons learned on the effective operation of the various demonstrators

Other (2)

RENAISSANCE communication materials

D7.3 will provide and overview of the communication materials that will be developed during the life cycle of the project.

RENAISSANCE visual identity, web site and social media

D7.1 is linked to task 7.1 and 7.2 and will report on the communication strategy and the resulting branding that was created in terms of visual identity (logo, templates), the launch of the website and social media channels.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (15)

Beyond the State of the Art of Electric Vehicles: A Fact-Based Paper of the Current and Prospective Electric Vehicle Technologies

Author(s): Joeri Van Mierlo, Maitane Berecibar, Mohamed El Baghdadi, Cedric De Cauwer, Maarten Messagie, Thierry Coosemans, Valéry Ann Jacobs, Omar Hegazy
Published in: World Electric Vehicle Journal, Issue 12/1, 2021, Page(s) 20, ISSN 2032-6653
Publisher: The World Electric Vehicle Association (WEVA)
DOI: 10.3390/wevj12010020

Renewable energy communities: Do they have a business case in Flanders?

Author(s): Alex Felice, Lucija Rakocevic, Leen Peeters, Maarten Messagie, Thierry Coosemans, Luis Ramirez Camargo
Published in: Applied Energy, Issue Volume 322, 15 September 2022, 119419, 2022, ISSN 0306-2619
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119419

Many actors amongst multiple renewables: A systematic review of actor involvement in complementarity of renewable energy sources

Author(s): N. Bekirsky, C.E.Hoicka, M.C.Brisbois, L. Ramirez Camargo
Published in: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Issue Volume 161, June 2022, 112368, 2022, ISSN 1364-0321
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112368

Designing successful energy communities: A comparison of seven pilots in Europe applying the Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis

Author(s): Maria Luisa Lode, Shary Heuninckx, Geert te Boveldt, Cathy Macharis, Thierry Coosemans
Published in: Energy Research & Social Science, Issue Volume 90, August 2022, 102671, 2022, ISSN 2214-6296
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102671

Operation assessment of a hybrid solar-biomass energy system with absorption refrigeration scenarios

Author(s): Adamantios G. Papatsounis, Pantelis N. Botsaris, Konstantinos A. Lymperopoulos, Renos Rotas, Zafeiria Kanellia, Petros Iliadis & Nikos Nikolopoulos
Published in: Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Issue Volume 44, 2022 - Issue 1, 2022, ISSN 1556-7230
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2022.2049929

Application of Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis for Transition Management in Energy Communities

Author(s): Maria Luisa Lode, Geert te Boveldt, Cathy Macharis, Thierry Coosemans
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 13/4, 2021, Page(s) 1783, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su13041783

Implementing a just renewable energy transition: Policy advice for transposing the new European rules for renewable energy communities

Author(s): Christina E.Hoicka, Jens Lowitzsch, Marie Claire Brisbois, Ankit Kumar, Luis Ramirez Camargo
Published in: Energy Policy, Issue Volume 156, September 2021, 112435, 2021, ISSN 0301-4215
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112435

Predicting acceptance and adoption of renewable energy community solutions: the prosumer psychology

Author(s): Francois Brambati; Daniele Ruscio; Federica Biassoni; Rebecca Hueting; Alessandra Tedeschi
Published in: Open Res Europe 2022, Issue 27325121, 2022, ISSN 2732-5121
Publisher: Open Res Europe 2022
DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.14950.1

Short-Term Load Forecasting in a microgrid environment: Investigating the series-specific and cross-learning forecasting methods

Author(s): Evgenii Genov, Stefanos Petridis, Petros Iliadis, Nikos Nikopoulos, Thierry Coosemans, Maarten Messagie, Luis Ramirez Camargo
Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Issue 2042/1, 2021, Page(s) 012035, ISSN 1742-6588
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012035

Developing a Business Case for a Renewable Energy Community in a Public Housing Settlement in Greece—The Case of a Student Housing and Its Challenges, Prospects and Barriers

Author(s): Pantelis N. Botsaris, Paraskevi Giourka, Adamantios Papatsounis, Paraskevi Dimitriadou, Nerea Goitia-Zabaleta, Christos Patsonakis
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 13/7, 2021, Page(s) 3792, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su13073792

Dynamic Simulation and Performance Enhancement Analysis of a Renewable Driven Trigeneration System

Author(s): Rotas, R.; Iliadis, P.; Nikolopoulos, N.; Tomboulides, A.; Kosmatopoulos
Published in: Energies, Issue Energies Volume 15 Issue 10 10.3390/en15103688, 2022, ISSN 1996-1073
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/en15103688

Is social cohesion decisive for energy cooperatives existence? A quantitative analysis

Author(s): Maria Luisa Lode, Thierry Coosemans, Luis Ramirez Camargo
Published in: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Issue Volume 43, June 2022, 2022, Page(s) 173-199, ISSN 2210-4224
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2022.04.002

An assessment of operational economic benefits of renewable energy communities in Belgium

Author(s): Alex Felice, Lucija Rakocevic, Leen Peeters, Maarten Messagie, Thierry Coosemans, Luis Ramirez Camargo
Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Issue 2042/1, 2021, Page(s) 012033, ISSN 1742-6588
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012033

Use of AI Algorithms in Different Building Typologies for Energy Efficiency towards Smart Buildings

Author(s): Ali Bagheri; Konstantinos N. Genikomsakis; Sesil Koutra; Vasileios Sakellariou; Christos S. Ioakimidis
Published in: Buildings; Volume 11; Issue 12; Pages: 613, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 2075-5309
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/buildings11120613

Does Access to Regulative Exemption Reduce Barriers for Energy Communities? A Dutch Case Study

Author(s): Maarja Meitern
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 14/9, 2022, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su14095608

Conference proceedings (3)

RENAISSANCE paper (in Greek): Student residence’s energy community operation assessment in Democritus University of Thrace

Author(s): 1- A. G. Papatsounis 1- P. N. Botsaris 1- K. Lymperopoulos 2,3 – R. Rotas 2- Z. Kanellia 2,4 – P. Iliadis 2 – N. Nikolopoulos
Published in: 12th NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY FORMS OF ENERGY, 2021
Publisher: 12th NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY FORMS OF ENERGY

A Social Engagement Fast Track on Energy Communities—Key Lesson Learned from H2020 EU Projects

Author(s): d'Oca, Simona; Breukers, Sylvia; Slingerland, Stephan; Boekelo, Marten; J. van Welie, Mara; Moscardi, Christian; Aggeli, Aggeliki; Burgstaller, Katrin; Coosemans, Thierry; Hueting, rebecca; Throndsen, William
Published in: 2021
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/environsciproc2021011017

Rennaisance - Desarrollo de las comunidades energéticas locales y blockchain

Author(s): Nerea Goitia-Zabaleta, Investigadora predoctoral, IKERLAN Aitor Milo, Investigador, IKERLAN Maialen Otaegi, Investigadora, IKERLAN Aitor Urbieta, Responsable de equipo “Ciberseguridad en plataformas digitales”, IKERLAN Haizea Gaztañaga, Responsable de equipo “Gestión de energía Eléctrica y Térmica”, IKERLAN Andeas Muñoz, Investigador, CIRCE Hans Bludszuweit, I
Published in: VI Congreso Smart Grids, Issue VI Congreso, 2020
Publisher: VI Congreso Smart Grids