Analysis of the Energy Consumption Behavior of European RES Cooperative Members

Autor: Theocharis Tsoutsos, Nikolaos Savvakis, Tryfon Daras, Nikolaos Sifakis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Control and Optimization
020209 energy
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
7. Clean energy
01 natural sciences
lcsh:Technology
12. Responsible consumption
REScoops
EE interventions
actual consumption reduction
renewable energy cooperatives
performance analysis
11. Sustainability
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Renewable energy cooperatives
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Energy poverty
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Consumption (economics)
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
lcsh:T
Performance analysis
Energy consumption
Environmental economics
Renewable energy
Energy conservation
Actual consumption reduction
Smart grid
13. Climate action
Management system
Business
Energy (miscellaneous)
Efficient energy use
Zdroj: Energies, Vol 12, Iss 6, p 970 (2019)
Energies; Volume 12; Issue 6; Pages: 970
Energies — Open Access Journal
ISSN: 1996-1073
Popis: Summarization: REScoops are cooperatives of renewable energy producers and/or consumers that are being formed in the developing European Smart Grid. Today, there are more than 2397 REScoops with more than 650,000 members. Their development indicates the necessity of producing and consuming green energy, assists the fight against energy poverty, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by utilizing smart management systems and self-consumption techniques. An essential objective of the H2020 REScoop Plus project is to stimulate better understanding and promote the cooperatives' commitment to behavioral change. To achieve such a goal, this paper presents the methodology adopted to assess the energy-saving activities and behavior of the REScoops. In order to obtain relevant conclusions, a detailed statistical analysis was undertaken. Moreover, the analysis led to an effective classification of the various members, providing insights regarding their contribution to consumption reduction according to various specific characteristics. The statistical analysis showed that REScoop members contribute significantly to energy conservation and the reduction of harmful gas emissions, and subsequently, the majority of the energy efficiency (EE) interventions led to achieving more than 20% reductions. Specific practices, already adopted by the REScoops, lead to increased energy efficiency and environmental benefits. Παρουσιάστηκε στο: Energies
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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