Implementation Framework for Energy Flexibility Technologies in Alkmaar and Évora

Nienke Maas, Vasiliki Georgiadou, Stephanie Roelofs, Rui Amaral Lopes, Anabela Pronto and João Martins
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Nienke Maas: TNO—Netherlands Organization of Applied Scientific Research, NL-2595 DA, 96800 The Hague, The Netherlands
Vasiliki Georgiadou: TNO—Netherlands Organization of Applied Scientific Research, NL-2595 DA, 96800 The Hague, The Netherlands
Stephanie Roelofs: TNO—Netherlands Organization of Applied Scientific Research, NL-2595 DA, 96800 The Hague, The Netherlands
Rui Amaral Lopes: UNINOVA—Instituto Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Faculdade De Ciências E Tecnologia, 2829-517 Caparica, Portugal
Anabela Pronto: UNINOVA—Instituto Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Faculdade De Ciências E Tecnologia, 2829-517 Caparica, Portugal
João Martins: UNINOVA—Instituto Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, Faculdade De Ciências E Tecnologia, 2829-517 Caparica, Portugal

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-16

Abstract: As energy generation based on renewable resources does not always match energy consumption profiles, Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) should embody energy flexibility technologies to decrease possible negative impacts on existing grids due to, e.g., reverse power flows. As part of the EU H2020 Smart Cities and Communities project POCITYF, the cities Alkmaar (NL) and Évora (PT) aim to support the deployment and market uptake of such districts and in doing so demonstrate innovative and integrated technologies to enable flexibility in the energy system. This paper addresses implementation conditions for energy flexibility technologies that help cities to engender the expected impact and ensure replication of these technologies to other sites. It aims to guide both urban planners and technology solution providers through pitfalls and opportunities that can appear during the design and implementation of PEDs. Taking this into consideration, the RUGGEDISED innovation and implementation framework for smart city technology was taken as a starting point to describe and analyze the experiences in Alkmaar and Évora.

Keywords: governance; energy flexibility; positive energy districts; sustainable energy; smart city deployment (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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