Marialaura Di Somma

University of Naples Federico II | UNINA · Department of Industrial Engineering

The eNeuron project aims to develop a pioneering toolbox framework for the optimal design and operation of multi-carrier energy systems, such as integrated local energy communities based on the energy hub concept. In today's rapidly evolving business and regulatory landscape, the evaluation of business models has become a critical endeavor for stak...

The combination of different energy vectors like electrical energy, hydrogen, methane, and water is a crucial aspect to deal with in integrated local energy communities (ILECs). The ILEC stands for a set of active energy users that maximise benefits and minimise costs using optimisation procedures in producing and sharing energy. In particular, the...

With the energy transition underway, the wider penetration of multi-energy hubs (MEHs) is inevitable as they allow for the integration of multiple energy carriers at the local level and especially at the users' side by enhancing flexibility of energy supply and renewabIes penetration. Thus, addressing their design properly is imperative. While nume...

Local energy communities are a framework for assembling and coordinating major stakeholders, individual, corporate, and institutional, in the pursuit of long-term renewable energy and carbon-free projects in a given area. They are aimed at community benefits rather than profit, and have become an invaluable tool in the fight to reimagine the global...

The European energy system is undergoing transformation due to the climate crisis, advancing digitalization, and the increasing demand for greater citizen engagement. Energy communities are recognized as crucial catalysts for the transition toward sustainable energy. While the communities have for long focused on collective generation only, recentl...

Renewable energy communities (RECs) are considered a promising tool for putting the citizens at the center of the energy transition, while also promoting self-sufficiency coming from local resources and decarbonization through high penetration of renewables. A key challenge when operating RECs is represented by the number of decision variables to c...

The modernization, efficiency, and decarbonization of the energy supply systems are among the new challenges to be faced in the coming decades to achieve the targets and objectives dictated by European strategic policies. Despite the countless benefits related to renewable energy sources (RES) integration, this brings key challenges to the power sy...

In recent decades, the fight against climate change and the commitment to reduce greenhouse gases have shed a light on the production of energy from renewable sources, in particular those derived from solar energy. This has required the involvement of all stakeholders (producers, but also energy operators, authorities, distributors, and final consu...

p>By providing important benefits such as reducing primary energy consumption, improving environmental conditions, and increasing resilience of energy supply, integrated local energy communities (ILECs) represent a viable option to centralized energy systems for fostering decarbonization, thanks to the exploitation of synergies coming from differen...

p>By providing important benefits such as reducing primary energy consumption, improving environmental conditions, and increasing resilience of energy supply, integrated local energy communities (ILECs) represent a viable option to centralized energy systems for fostering decarbonization, thanks to the exploitation of synergies coming from differen...

p>Integrated local multi-energy systems are recognized as a promising option to achieve the ambitious energy and climate goals set by the European Commission for 2030. The nature of integrated systems requires a sound combination of interdisciplinary methodologies and complementary tools. Creating an efficient architecture capable of exploiting syn...

p>Integrated local multi-energy systems are recognized as a promising option to achieve the ambitious energy and climate goals set by the European Commission for 2030. The nature of integrated systems requires a sound combination of interdisciplinary methodologies and complementary tools. Creating an efficient architecture capable of exploiting syn...

Integrated local multi-energy systems are recognized as a promising option to achieve the ambitious energy and climate goals set by the European Commission for 2030. The nature of integrated systems requires a sound combination of interdisciplinary methodologies and complementary tools. Creating an efficient architecture capable of exploiting syner...

One of the main ways to reach the important targets of the European Commission in the energy field set by 2030 is to implement sustainable energy systems to cover electrical and thermal energy demands, as well as transportation needs, in urban areas. In the aforesaid scenario, multi-vector energy hubs consist of installing small and medium size pow...

By providing important benefits such as reducing primary energy consumption, improving environmental conditions, and increasing resilience of energy supply, integrated local energy communities (ILECs) represent a viable option to centralized energy systems for fostering decarbonization, thanks to the exploitation of synergies coming from different...

Machine learning is becoming a fundamental tool in current energy systems. It helps to obtain accurate predictions of the variable renewable energy (VRE) generation, energy demand, or possible network outages, conferring to power system operators the possibility to make the needed actions to balance load and generation in intraday and day-ahead sch...

The European Union’s vision for energy transition not only foresees decarbonization of the electricity sector, but also requires commitment across different sectors such as gas, heating, and cooling through an integrated approach. It also sets local energy communities at the center of the energy transition as a bottom-up approach to achieve these a...

p>Integrated local multi-energy systems are recognized as a promising bottom-up alternative to achieve the ambitious energy and climate goals set by the European Commission for 2030. The nature of integrated multi-energy systems presumes a very complex interaction of different aspects from various energy sectors, which historically functioned more...

p>This paper presents a review study of energy communities (ECs) in Europe, and discusses the future development of such communities in Europe – both related to energy technologies, energy carriers, regional conditions (North, Central and South of Europe), emerging regulatory development etc. From the analysis, it emerged that the future ECs in Eur...

p>This paper presents a review study of energy communities (ECs) in Europe, and discusses the future development of such communities in Europe – both related to energy technologies, energy carriers, regional conditions (North, Central and South of Europe), emerging regulatory development etc. From the analysis, it emerged that the future ECs in Eur...

p>Integrated local multi-energy systems are recognized as a promising bottom-up alternative to achieve the ambitious energy and climate goals set by the European Commission for 2030. The nature of integrated multi-energy systems presumes a very complex interaction of different aspects from various energy sectors, which historically functioned more...

The European Union defined the ambitious carbon-neutrality goal for 2050. Such a transition must be done gradually to avoid huge investments; therefore, medium-term energy planning of energy supply systems must be performed properly considering both economic and environmental aspects. Sector coupling measures aid to achieve this ambitious target, a...

p>The main goal of eNeuron H2020 project (Nov 2020-Oct. 2024, ID: 957779) is to develop innovative tools for the optimal design and operation of local energy communities, integrating distributed energy resources and multiple energy carriers at different scales. This paper presents a review study of the enabling conditions for the deployment of inte...

p>The main goal of eNeuron H2020 project (Nov 2020-Oct. 2024, ID: 957779) is to develop innovative tools for the optimal design and operation of local energy communities, integrating distributed energy resources and multiple energy carriers at different scales. This paper presents a review study of the enabling conditions for the deployment of inte...

Despite their positive effects on the decarbonization of energy systems, renewable energy sources can dramatically influence the short-term scheduling of distributed energy resources (DER) in smart grids due to their intermittent and non-programmable nature. Renewables’ uncertainties need to be properly considered in order to avoid DER operation st...

Aiming at integrating different energy sectors and exploiting the synergies coming from the interaction of different energy carriers, sector coupling allows for a greater flexibility of the energy system, by increasing renewables' penetration and reducing carbon emissions. At the local level, sector coupling fits well in the concept of an integrate...

European countries aim to reach important targets in the energy field through the increase of energy efficiency in final uses, the exploitation of renewable energy sources, and the implementation of energy communities. In the aforesaid framework, renewable energy self-consumers represent a smart solution to foster the adoption of renewable energy p...

The pan-European electric grid evolves towards a network with a wide diversity of (micro-)energy systems spread throughout all voltage levels. At the transmission level, this poses new challenges for cross-border energy exchange. At the distribution level small-scale generation, storages, and controllable loads offer flexibility available for provi...

Integrated local multi-energy systems are recognized as a promising bottom-up alternative to achieve the ambitious energy and climate goals set by the European Commission for 2030. The nature of integrated multi-energy systems presumes a very complex interaction of different aspects from various energy sectors, which historically functioned more or...

The main goal of eNeuron H2020 project (Nov 2020-Oct. 2024, ID: 957779) is to develop innovative tools for the optimal design and operation of local energy communities, integrating distributed energy resources and multiple energy carriers at different scales. This paper presents a review study of the enabling conditions for the deployment of integr...

In this paper, a multi-objective Energy Management System (EMS) for polygeneration microgrids is presented. The proposed tool has been developed within the LIVING GRID project, funded by the Italian Ministry of Research (actions related to the Italian Technology Cluster on Energy), and it is characterized by a detailed representation of generation...

The challenges behind the transition from a traditional electric grid to a smart grid are intrinsically clarified by its definition: a smart grid is an electricity network that can efficiently integrate the behavior and actions of all users connected to it – generators, consumers, and prosumers – in order to ensure an economically efficient, sustai...

Addressing climate change is one of the most important drivers for national energy policies worldwide by defining the urgent need to decarbonize energy systems through mitigating their environmental impacts. The needed energy transition brings many challenges and opportunities, and a significant progress is necessary so that today's energy systems...

In this chapter, the authors address the role of local energy communities (LEC) in the transition toward a low‐ or even carbon‐neutral energy system. LECs are contextualized in the broader framework of the energy revolution started after Paris Agreements in December 2015 that led to the definition of 17 “sustainable development goals (SDGs)” by Uni...

This book addresses the topic of integrated energy systems and networks by also providing a comprehensive overview of the emerging technologies and systems that characterize this new energy paradigm. It discusses the energy transition toward a low‐ or even carbon‐neutral energy system, which brings many challenges and opportunities, and the signifi...

In Technologies for Integrated Energy Systems and Networks, a team of distinguished authors delivers a detailed discussion of integrated energy systems and networks, including a comprehensive overview of emerging technologies. The book focuses on the technologies and systems that play a major role in integrated energy systems, like renewable and di...

This deliverable is the third one in the series of three reports that have been developed in the work package (WP) 2 "Limitations and shortcomings for optimal use of local resources" from the H2020 project eNeuron. The main objective of this deliverable is to identify the main barriers, technical limitations, shortcomings and obstacles which can li...

Due to the recent fast growth of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and conversion technologies, numerous planning and evaluation models and approaches are available in the literature to enhance local integration of DER under the energy hub concept. However, most of the works address the design problem by using a limited number of aspects to achiev...

Although distributed energy resources (DER) are growing fast, to achieve their expected benefits in the context of local energy systems, it is essential to determine the system configurations in a rational way by selecting the most appropriate energy technologies and the corresponding operation strategies, while taking into account both cost and en...

This deliverable is prepared within WP3 and the Task 3.1 "Identification of the "Local Integrated Energy Community" subject through the assessment of the current regulatory framework in Europe" in the eNeuron project. The aim of this WP is to identify the “Local Integrated Energy Community” subject based on the most recent regulatory developments a...

Through the integration of multiple energy carriers with related technologies, multi-energy systems (MES) can exploit the synergies coming from their interplay for several benefits towards decarbonization. In such a context, inclusion of Power-to-X technologies in periods of excess renewable electricity supply, removes the need for curtailment of r...

Citation: Aprà, F.M.; Sterling, R.; Farrukh, F.; Kiljander, J.; Cuneo, A.; Comodi, G.; David, A.; di Somma, M.; Dimitriadou, I.; Zikos, S. Enabling Technologies for Wide-Scale

This deliverable describes the status of the eNeuron project at the end of the first project year, as well as the activities planned for the second project year. During the first project year, most of scientific and dissemination activities started, with the deliverables and milestones for this period having been accomplished. This progress has bee...

This deliverable is the second one in the series of three reports that are planned to be developed in the activity "Limitations and shortcomings for optimal use of local resources" in the H2020 project eNeuron. After the completion of a previous deliverable of the eNeuron project regarding the critical analysis of the European policy and regulatory...

This deliverable includes the first results of work package 2 "Limitations and shortcomings for optimal use of local resources" of the eNeuron project and is the first in a series of three reports that is looking into regulatory aspects concerning the methodologies to be developed within the project. The following sub-activities will identify the p...

Recently, due to the growth of the electric vehicle (EV) market, the investigation of grid-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-grid strategies has become a priority in both the electric mobility and distribution grid research areas. However, there is still a lack of large-scale data sets to test and deploy energy management strategies. In this paper, a fully...

This chapter will discuss the main conclusions by summarizing the key findings in the entire book, while also proposing some future research directions and policy recommendations to foster the integration of Distributed Energy Resources at local level.

This chapter is on multiobjective operation optimization of integrated energy systems (IES) considering multiple energy carriers to reduce energy costs in the short run and improve sustainability in the long run. In the system, multiple energy devices convert primary energy carriers with different costs to meet user demands, where different energy...

The present evolution of the energy systems is characterized by an increase of small-size solutions, with which new aggregations of local integrated energy systems are emerging. The current policies on cleaner and efficient energy systems are providing opportunities to the development of systems supplied by renewable energy sources, and to the comb...

This chapter deals with the problematics and opportunities introduced by the electric road vehicles in distribution grids. The first part pertains the description of electric road vehicles and their main characteristics, for example, energy and power, and the main features and issues of the alternating current and direct current charging infrastruc...

Recently, the regulation in several countries is opening the possibility for electricity end-users to directly transact with their neighbors, in the framework of energy communities. Energy communities equipped with both distributed generation units, mainly from photovoltaics, and storage units will favor the local balance between production and con...

Distributed Energy Resources in Local Integrated Energy Systems: Optimal Operation and Planning reviews research and policy developments surrounding the optimal operation and planning of DER in the context of local integrated energy systems in the presence of multiple energy carriers, vectors and multi-objective requirements. This assessment is car...

Along with the increasing share of non-synchronous power sources, the inertia of power systems is being reduced, which can give rise to frequency containment problems should an outage of a generator or a power infeed happen. Low system inertia is eventually unavoidable, thus power system operators need to be prepared for this condition. This paper...

L’obiettivo dell’attività di ricerca, su base triennale, è quello di sviluppare e validare un tool di ottimizzazione multi-obiettivo economico/ambientale per la pianificazione operazionale day-ahead di una Local Energy Community, che funge anche da soggetto del mercato. In coerenza con l’obiettivo generale, il presente report documenta l’analisi sv...

Deliverable D1.1 “Analysis of directives, policies, measures and regulation relevant for the Active Building EPC concept and business models” has the main goal to analyse the current directives, policies and measures already adopted, as well as those under consideration at the EU level and across the EU Member States, in support of the Active Build...

Mettere i consumatori al centro, affidando loro un ruolo sempre più attivo e responsabile, è fondamentale per il successo della transizione energetica. In questa direzione vanno le energy community, le comunità energetiche, ecosistemi ‘intelligenti’ e interattivi, dove lo sfruttamento delle fonti rinnovabili non è più appannaggio esclusivo dei tito...

Local energy communities (LECs), as locally and collectively organized multi-energy systems, are expected to play an important role in energy transition, since they enable deployment of sustainable energy technologies and consumer engagement, bringing various benefits to the community users and contributing to the overall energy and climate objecti...

In order to deal with the evolution in place of the current power system, novel solutions are needed to support grid operators for the future operation of the electricity system in order to increase the security of supply accounting for the increasing share of renewable energy sources (RES). The goal of H2020 INTERPLAN Project (Nov. 2018-Nov. 2020)...

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