A Review of Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading with Standard Terminology Proposal and a Techno-Economic Characterisation Matrix

Meritxell Domènech Monfort (), César De Jesús, Natapon Wanapinit and Niklas Hartmann ()
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Meritxell Domènech Monfort: Institute of Sustainable Energy Systems, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Badstr. 22A, 77652 Offenburg, Germany
César De Jesús: Institute of Sustainable Energy Systems, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Badstr. 22A, 77652 Offenburg, Germany
Natapon Wanapinit: Fraunhofer Institue for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Heidenhofstr. 2, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
Niklas Hartmann: Institute of Sustainable Energy Systems, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Badstr. 22A, 77652 Offenburg, Germany

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 23, 1-29

Abstract: Nowadays decarbonisation of the energy system is one of the main concerns for most governments. Renewable energy technologies, such as rooftop photovoltaic systems and home battery storage systems, are changing the energy system to be more decentralised. As a consequence, new ways of energy business models are emerging, e.g., peer-to-peer energy trading. This new concept provides an online marketplace where direct energy exchange can occur between its participants. The purpose of this study is to conduct a content analysis of the existing literature, ongoing research projects, and companies related to peer-to-peer energy trading. From this review, a summary of the most important aspects and journal papers is assessed, discussed, and classified. It was found that the different energy market types were named in various ways and a proposal for standard language for the several peer-to-peer market types and the different actors involved is suggested. Additionally, by grouping the most important attributes from peer-to-peer energy trading projects, an assessment of the entry barrier and scalability potential is performed by using a characterisation matrix.

Keywords: peer-to-peer energy trading; standard language; entry barrier; scalability potential; local electricity markets; characterisation matrix (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: 2022
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