A Case Study of Existing Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Platforms: Calling for Integrated Platform Features

Shan Shan, Siliang Yang (), Victor Becerra, Jiamei Deng and Honglei Li
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Shan Shan: School of Strategy and Leadership, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
Siliang Yang: School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS2 8AG, UK
Victor Becerra: School of Energy and Electronic Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3DJ, UK
Jiamei Deng: School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS2 8AG, UK
Honglei Li: Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 23, 1-22

Abstract: The emergence of distributed energy has led to a change in the role of the consumer in the traditional sense over the past decade. The proliferation of emerging generators and distributors has created opportunities for a more decentralised and open energy market. In particular, the emergence of peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading models, challenged by the surge in demand for sustainable energy, has eliminated the need for intermediaries in energy transactions between consumers, producers, and sellers. Due to the great promise of sustainable energy, both in terms of its contribution to the environment and production costs, this paper reviews a number of well-known P2P energy trading platforms to understand what makes P2P energy trading platforms more functional. As a result, areas for consideration were identified and grouped into five themes: (1) set-up, (2) market, (3) information, (4) price, and (5) regulation.

Keywords: decentralised energy market; P2P energy trading; functionalities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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