Thermal Energy Storage in Energy Communities: A Perspective Overview through a Bibliometric Analysis

Luca Brunelli, Emiliano Borri, Anna Laura Pisello, Andrea Nicolini, Carles Mateu and Luisa F. Cabeza ()
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Luca Brunelli: CIRIAF-Interuniversity Research Centre, University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti 63, 06125 Perugia, Italy
Emiliano Borri: GREiA Research Group, Universitat de Lleida, Pere de Cabrera s/n, 25001 Lleida, Spain
Anna Laura Pisello: EAPLAB, CIRIAF-Interuniversity Research Centre, University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti 63, 06125 Perugia, Italy
Andrea Nicolini: Department of Engineering, UNIPG—University of Perugia, Via G. Duranti 93, 06125 Perugia, Italy
Carles Mateu: GREiA Research Group, Universitat de Lleida, Pere de Cabrera s/n, 25001 Lleida, Spain
Luisa F. Cabeza: GREiA Research Group, Universitat de Lleida, Pere de Cabrera s/n, 25001 Lleida, Spain

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 14, 1-27

Abstract: The climate and energy crisis requires immediate countermeasures. Renewable energy communities (RECs) are capable of enhancing the consumption of renewable energy, involving citizens with a leading role in the energy transition process. The main objective of a REC is to maximize the consumption of renewable energy by reducing the mismatch between energy supply and demand. This is possible through the use of strategies and technologies including energy storage systems. Among these, the use of thermal energy storage (TES) is an efficient strategy due to the lower investment required compared to other storage technologies, like electric batteries. This study aims to define the role of TES in RECs, through a bibliometric analysis, in order to highlight research trends and possible gaps. This study shows that the existing literature on TES does not present terms related to RECs, thus presenting a research gap. On the other hand, RESs address the topic of energy storage in the literature, without focusing on TES in particular but considering the general aspect of the topic. Therefore, this leaves open a possibility for the development of research on TES as a possible technology applied to a REC to maximize the renewable energy sharing.

Keywords: renewable energy community; thermal energy storage (TES); bibliometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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