Prosumer Flexibility: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Review and Scientometric Analysis

Matthew Gough, Sérgio F. Santos, Mohammed Javadi, Rui Castro and João P. S. Catalão
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Matthew Gough: Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Sérgio F. Santos: INESC TEC, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Mohammed Javadi: INESC TEC, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Rui Castro: Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
João P. S. Catalão: Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-32

Abstract: There is a growing need for increased flexibility in modern power systems. Traditionally, this flexibility has been provided by supply-side technologies. There has been an increase in the research surrounding flexibility services provided by demand-side actors and technologies, especially flexibility services provided by prosumers (those customers who both produce and consume electricity). This work gathers 1183 peer-reviewed journal articles concerning the topic and uses them to identify the current state of the art. This body of literature was analysed with two leading textual and scientometric analysis tools, SAS© Visual Text Analytics and VOSviewer, in order to provide a detailed understanding of the current state-of-the-art research on prosumer flexibility. Trends, key ideas, opportunities and challenges were identified and discussed.

Keywords: prosumer; flexibility; demand response; distributed energy resources; scientometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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