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Dr. Rosaria Volpe
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania

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Original research article
Published: 01 July 2021 in Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
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In response to the Positive Energy District transition, this paper proposes an energy tool for the modeling of energy sharing configurations among buildings equipped with energy production systems and distributive storages. The model is targeted for urban planners and energy policymakers and gives insights into the role of buildings in fostering the achievement of net-zero energy balances in districts when virtual or physical peer-to-peer configurations are established in the area. A real urban district is considered as a case study and the energy performances are measured against properly defined Key Performance Indicators. Results confirm the strategic role played by energy sharing among buildings in achieving self-sufficient and carbon-neutral areas. In particular, the insertion of storages allows not only for higher self-sufficiency of the area (by facilitating the coupling of production and demand) but also for higher distribution rates among buildings. However, photovoltaic insertion and storages should be appropriately balanced since it has been observed that at increasing the number of production and storage systems, the distribution is reduced in favor of autonomy, thus limiting the usefulness of an interconnected local distribution grid.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. Local Production and Storage in Positive Energy Districts: The Energy Sharing Perspective. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 2021, 3, 1 .

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Alberto Fichera, Alessandro Pluchino, Rosaria Volpe. Local Production and Storage in Positive Energy Districts: The Energy Sharing Perspective. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. 2021; 3 ():1.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. 2021. "Local Production and Storage in Positive Energy Districts: The Energy Sharing Perspective." Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 3, no. : 1.

Conference paper
Published: 22 October 2020 in E3S Web of Conferences
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Combined heat and power systems are widely recognized as a cost-effective solution for the achievement of sustainable and energy efficiency goals. During the last decade, cogeneration systems have been extensively studied from both the technological and operational viewpoints. However, the operation of a cogeneration system is a topic still worth of investigation. In fact, along with the determination of the optimal configurations of the combined heat and power systems, it is likewise fundamental to increase the awareness on the design and cost parameters affecting the operation of cogeneration systems, especially if considering the micro-grid in which they are inserted. In this direction, this paper proposed a mixed integer linear programming model with the objective of minimizing the total operational costs of the micro-grid. Different scenarios include the satisfaction of the cooling demands of the micro-grid as well as the opportuneness to include a heat storage. The influence of the main design and cost parameters on the operation of the micro-grid has been assessed by adopting the statistical tool ANOVA (Analysis Of Variance). The model and the experimental application of the ANOVA have been applied to a micro-grid serving a hospital located in the South of Italy.

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Alberto Fichera; Arturo Pagano; Rosaria Volpe. Design parameters influencing the operation of a CHP plant within a micro-grid: application of the ANOVA test. E3S Web of Conferences 2020, 197, 01002 .

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Alberto Fichera, Arturo Pagano, Rosaria Volpe. Design parameters influencing the operation of a CHP plant within a micro-grid: application of the ANOVA test. E3S Web of Conferences. 2020; 197 ():01002.

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Alberto Fichera; Arturo Pagano; Rosaria Volpe. 2020. "Design parameters influencing the operation of a CHP plant within a micro-grid: application of the ANOVA test." E3S Web of Conferences 197, no. : 01002.

Journal article
Published: 14 August 2020 in Developments in the Built Environment
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The International Standards ISO 50001 and ISO 50006 can be easily transferred to organizations, which outputs consist of tangible products. However, it is equally important to build an energy management system tailored to public organizations, whose outputs are often immaterial goods and in which buildings highly affect the overall energy performances. Commonly, energy performances of buildings are assessed by comparison with sector-based benchmarks, whilst monitoring and control practises are often overlooked. Under these premises, this paper aims at proposing a common framework for an energy management system tailored to public organizations in which buildings play a pivotal role in targeting energy performance improvement. The proposed energy management system also relies on the effective exploitation of monitoring and control tools to promptly identify deviations from the expected energy performance values and to evaluate improvements over time.

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Alberto Fichera; Rosaria Volpe; Emanuele Cutore. Energy performance measurement, monitoring and control for buildings of public organizations: standardized practises compliant with the ISO 50001 and ISO 50006. Developments in the Built Environment 2020, 4, 100024 .

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Alberto Fichera, Rosaria Volpe, Emanuele Cutore. Energy performance measurement, monitoring and control for buildings of public organizations: standardized practises compliant with the ISO 50001 and ISO 50006. Developments in the Built Environment. 2020; 4 ():100024.

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Alberto Fichera; Rosaria Volpe; Emanuele Cutore. 2020. "Energy performance measurement, monitoring and control for buildings of public organizations: standardized practises compliant with the ISO 50001 and ISO 50006." Developments in the Built Environment 4, no. : 100024.

Erratum
Published: 30 July 2020 in Energy Conversion and Management
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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. Erratum to “From self-consumption to decentralized distribution among prosumers: A model including technological, operational and spatial issues” [Energy Conversion and Management (2020), 112932]. Energy Conversion and Management 2020, 221, 113221 .

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Alberto Fichera, Alessandro Pluchino, Rosaria Volpe. Erratum to “From self-consumption to decentralized distribution among prosumers: A model including technological, operational and spatial issues” [Energy Conversion and Management (2020), 112932]. Energy Conversion and Management. 2020; 221 ():113221.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. 2020. "Erratum to “From self-consumption to decentralized distribution among prosumers: A model including technological, operational and spatial issues” [Energy Conversion and Management (2020), 112932]." Energy Conversion and Management 221, no. : 113221.

Journal article
Published: 19 July 2020 in Energies
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Complexity is a widely acknowledged feature of urban areas. Among the different levels to which this definition applies, the energy sector is one of the most representative of this way of conceiving cities. An evidence of this complexity can be detected in the growing impact of prosumers. Prosumers produce energy to meet their own demands, distribute it directly to neighbors and, eventually, store the energy neither consumed nor distributed. The modelling of distribution networks is a challenging task that requires ad hoc models to simulate the mutual energy exchanges occurring among prosumers. To serve at this scope, this paper proposes an agent-based model aiming at determining which operating conditions enhance the energy distribution among prosumers and diminish the supply from traditional power plants. An application of the model within a residential territory is then presented and simulations are conducted under two scenarios: the first investigating the distribution among prosumers equipped with photovoltaics (PV) systems, the second integrating energy storage systems to PV panels. Both scenarios are studied at varying the installed PV capacity within the territory, the allowed distance of connection among prosumers, as well as the rate of utilization of the links of the network. Results from the simulated case study reveal that the energy distribution among prosumers can be enhanced by providing short-range links for the electricity exchange. Similar advantages can be achieved by integrating storage systems to PV, along with a significant reduction in the electricity requested to the centralized grid.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. Modelling Energy Distribution in Residential Areas: A Case Study Including Energy Storage Systems in Catania, Southern Italy. Energies 2020, 13, 3715 .

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Alberto Fichera, Alessandro Pluchino, Rosaria Volpe. Modelling Energy Distribution in Residential Areas: A Case Study Including Energy Storage Systems in Catania, Southern Italy. Energies. 2020; 13 (14):3715.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. 2020. "Modelling Energy Distribution in Residential Areas: A Case Study Including Energy Storage Systems in Catania, Southern Italy." Energies 13, no. 14: 3715.

Journal article
Published: 21 June 2020 in Energies
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This paper proposes an analytical model for natural convection in a closed rectangular enclosure filled by a fluid, with imposed heat fluxes at the vertical walls and adiabatic horizontal walls. The analytical model offers a simplified, but easy to handle, description of the temperature and velocity fields. The predicted temperature, velocity, and pressure fields are shown to be in agreement with those obtained from a reliable numerical model. The Nusselt numbers for both the analytical and numerical solutions are then calculated and compared, varying both the aspect ratio of the enclosure and the Rayleigh number. Based on the comparisons, it is possible to assess the dependence of the reliability of the analytical model on the aspect ratio of the enclosure, showing that the prediction error rapidly decreases with the increase of the enclosure slenderness.

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Alberto Fichera; Manuel Marcoux; Arturo Pagano; Rosaria Volpe. An Analytical Model for Natural Convection in a Rectangular Enclosure with Differentially Heated Vertical Walls. Energies 2020, 13, 3220 .

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Alberto Fichera, Manuel Marcoux, Arturo Pagano, Rosaria Volpe. An Analytical Model for Natural Convection in a Rectangular Enclosure with Differentially Heated Vertical Walls. Energies. 2020; 13 (12):3220.

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Alberto Fichera; Manuel Marcoux; Arturo Pagano; Rosaria Volpe. 2020. "An Analytical Model for Natural Convection in a Rectangular Enclosure with Differentially Heated Vertical Walls." Energies 13, no. 12: 3220.

Journal article
Published: 28 May 2020 in Energy Conversion and Management
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The power sector is undergoing a fundamental transition from centralized fossil-fuelled to distributed production systems. Usually, the decentralization of the energy distribution is treated by considering the interactions between prosumers and main grid, neglecting to include the rising chance for prosumers to directly exchange the produced energy, thus bypassing the grid. In this direction, this paper proposes a prosumer-centred dynamical model able to take the energy interactions among prosumers into account, along with the usual interactions established with the grid. The modelling approach takes inspiration from the methodological framework of agent-based models, particularly appropriate to deal with problems characterized by a significant number of interactions among the parts. Specifically, the developed model has been formulated with the main scope of investigating to what extent energy exchanges among prosumers reduce the supply from traditional plants. The electricity demand and production of each prosumer, the distance among buildings, operational and technological features (usage of the links, installed capacity of the energy production systems have been included in the analysis. Hourly-based simulations run on NetLogo performing a real urban area in Southern Italy as a case study for two scenarios evaluating the distribution from photovoltaic panels and small-scale cogeneration units. In addition, an a posteriori environmental analysis to evaluate the reduction of carbon emissions due to the distribution among prosumers has been conducted. Results reveal that short-range interactions among prosumers are preferred when planning to reduce the electricity supply from the main grid. In addition, the spatial configuration of the buildings within the area as well as the capacity of the installed energy production systems significantly affect the distribution. Finally, simulations highlight the noticeable impact of seasonality on both the distribution and the emissions’ reduction.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. From self-consumption to decentralized distribution among prosumers: A model including technological, operational and spatial issues. Energy Conversion and Management 2020, 217, 112932 .

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Alberto Fichera, Alessandro Pluchino, Rosaria Volpe. From self-consumption to decentralized distribution among prosumers: A model including technological, operational and spatial issues. Energy Conversion and Management. 2020; 217 ():112932.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. 2020. "From self-consumption to decentralized distribution among prosumers: A model including technological, operational and spatial issues." Energy Conversion and Management 217, no. : 112932.

Journal article
Published: 17 May 2020 in Energies
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Energy systems face great challenges from both the supply and demand sides. Strong efforts have been devoted to investigate technological solutions aiming at overcoming the problems of fossil fuel depletion and the environmental issues due to the carbon emissions. Hybrid (activated by both renewables and fossil fuels) distributed energy systems can be considered a very effective and promising technology to replace traditional centralized energy systems. As a most peculiar characteristic, they reduce the use of fossil sources and transmission and distribution losses along the main power grid and contribute to electric peak shaving and partial-loads losses reduction. As a direct consequence, the transition from centralized towards hybrid decentralized energy systems leads to a new role for citizens, shifting from a passive energy consumer to active prosumers able to produce energy and distribute energy. Such a complex system needs to be carefully modelled to account for the energy interactions with prosumers, local microgrids and main grids. Thus, the aim of this paper is to investigate the performance of a hybrid distributed energy system serving an urban community and modelled within the framework of agent-based theory. The model is of general validity and estimates (i) the layout of the links along which electricity is distributed among agents in the local microgrid, (ii) electricity exchanged among agents and (iii) electricity exported to the main power grid or imported from it. A scenario analysis has been conducted at varying the distance of connection among prosumers, the installed capacity in the area and the usage of links. The distributed energy system has been compared to a centralized energy system in which the electricity requests of the urban community are satisfied by taking electricity from the main grid. The comparison analysis is carried out from an energy, environmental and economic point of view by evaluating the primary energy saving, avoided carbon dioxide emissions and the simple payback period indices.

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Alberto Fichera; Elisa Marrasso; Maurizio Sasso; Rosaria Volpe. Energy, Environmental and Economic Performance of an Urban Community Hybrid Distributed Energy System. Energies 2020, 13, 2545 .

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Alberto Fichera, Elisa Marrasso, Maurizio Sasso, Rosaria Volpe. Energy, Environmental and Economic Performance of an Urban Community Hybrid Distributed Energy System. Energies. 2020; 13 (10):2545.

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Alberto Fichera; Elisa Marrasso; Maurizio Sasso; Rosaria Volpe. 2020. "Energy, Environmental and Economic Performance of an Urban Community Hybrid Distributed Energy System." Energies 13, no. 10: 2545.

Journal article
Published: 12 November 2019 in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
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This paper explores the viability of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Italy by examining two different scenarios. The first scenario evaluates the investments on traditional power generation technologies, i.e. USC (Ultra Super Critical), NGCC (Natural Gas Combined Cycle) and IGCC (Integrated Gas Combined Cycle), with and without CCS, and on wind farms; the second scenario studies the convenience of retrofitting existing Italian power plants with respect to the construction of new capture-ready plants. To the scope, a techno-economic analysis based on the calculation of the LCOE (Levelised Cost Of Electricity), the CCAV (cost of CO2 avoided) and the CCAP (cost of CO2 captured) is assessed. Beyond these measures, the analysis in both scenarios accounts for the calculation of the so-called LACE (Levelised Avoided Cost of Electricity) in order to evaluate the profitability of CCS systems and, therefore, to properly orient CCS investment decision in Italy.

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Alberto Fichera; Rosaria Volpe. Investigating the competitiveness of Carbon Capture and Storage in Italian power plants under different investment scenarios. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 2019, 93, 102859 .

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Alberto Fichera, Rosaria Volpe. Investigating the competitiveness of Carbon Capture and Storage in Italian power plants under different investment scenarios. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 2019; 93 ():102859.

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Alberto Fichera; Rosaria Volpe. 2019. "Investigating the competitiveness of Carbon Capture and Storage in Italian power plants under different investment scenarios." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 93, no. : 102859.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2018 in Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
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Significant research contributions and Directives approach the issue of the insertion of renewable-based energy systems on urban territory in order to face with the growing energy needs of citizens. The introduction of such systems gives raise to installers to both satisfy their energy demands and distribute eventual energy excesses to close neighbours. This paper presents a multi-layer agent-based computational model that simulates multiple events of the energy distribution occurring within urban areas. The model runs on the NetLogo platform and aims at elaborating the most suitable strategy when dealing with the design of a network of energy distribution. Experimental data are discussed based on two main scenarios within an operating period of 24 h. Scenarios consider both the variation of the percentages of installers of renewable-based energy systems and the distance along which energy exchanges occur.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. A multi-layer agent-based model for the analysis of energy distribution networks in urban areas. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 2018, 508, 710 -725.

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Alberto Fichera, Alessandro Pluchino, Rosaria Volpe. A multi-layer agent-based model for the analysis of energy distribution networks in urban areas. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 2018; 508 ():710-725.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. 2018. "A multi-layer agent-based model for the analysis of energy distribution networks in urban areas." Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 508, no. : 710-725.

Journal article
Published: 30 September 2018 in Modelling, Measurement and Control B
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Alberto Fichera; Rosaria Volpe; Vittoria Utili. A techno-economic and environmental analysis for carbon capture and storage in Italian power plants. Modelling, Measurement and Control B 2018, 87, 167 -171.

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Alberto Fichera, Rosaria Volpe, Vittoria Utili. A techno-economic and environmental analysis for carbon capture and storage in Italian power plants. Modelling, Measurement and Control B. 2018; 87 (3):167-171.

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Alberto Fichera; Rosaria Volpe; Vittoria Utili. 2018. "A techno-economic and environmental analysis for carbon capture and storage in Italian power plants." Modelling, Measurement and Control B 87, no. 3: 167-171.

Journal article
Published: 01 August 2018 in Energy
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Energy demand and production of neighbourhoods are central issues in the development of integrated spatial-energy strategies in the framework of recent European Policies. This study provides a comprehensive tool that combines spatial and energy issues with optimization methods to support urban planners in the decision-making process for urban energy strategies. By adopting an integrated approach, optimized urban energy scenarios aimed at reducing CO2 emissions are developed and results are shown in spatial-energy maps. Through the application of the proposed method, current urban energy demand is determined and potential local production of electrical energy due to the introduction of renewable energy systems is assessed. The insertion of renewable energy systems allows configuring a network of energy exchanges where buildings are considered able to share energy through physical connections. The optimization of energy exchanges among buildings is carried out by using a model based on complex networks and is represented in maps, developed in GIS, allowing the integration between energy evaluations and spatial planning. As case study, the method has been applied to a neighbourhood of the municipality of Catania in Southern Italy.

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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Valentina Palermo; Rosaria Volpe. An optimization tool for the assessment of urban energy scenarios. Energy 2018, 156, 418 -429.

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Alberto Fichera, Mattia Frasca, Valentina Palermo, Rosaria Volpe. An optimization tool for the assessment of urban energy scenarios. Energy. 2018; 156 ():418-429.

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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Valentina Palermo; Rosaria Volpe. 2018. "An optimization tool for the assessment of urban energy scenarios." Energy 156, no. : 418-429.

Conference paper
Published: 01 June 2018 in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe)
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This study proposes a preliminary assessment of a Geographical Information Systems (GIS)-based tool for the evaluation of the overall energy demand as well as for the estimation of the potential that renewable energy production strategies possess with respect to existing urban neighborhoods. In particular, the GIS tool implements a model previously developed that express in a simplified analytical form the overall energy demand of existing urban neighborhoods, which is evaluated by accounting the contribution of the energy demand for indoor space heating, domestic hot water demand, household electricity consumption, outdoor lighting and transport. The proposed approach, based on open source GIS procedure, is shown to allow the energy mapping of the chosen case study of a city neighborhood, either in its present condition or after the implementation of assumed refurbishment actions. Moreover, it also provides monthly averaged solar maps based on the rasterized 3D geometrical characteristics of the building stock insisting in the investigated urban area.

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A. Fichera; A. Gagliano; Francesco Nocera; A. Pagano; Rosaria Volpe; F. Bisegna. Application of a Geographical Information System to Plan Energy Policy at a Neighborhood Scale. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) 2018, 1 -6.

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A. Fichera, A. Gagliano, Francesco Nocera, A. Pagano, Rosaria Volpe, F. Bisegna. Application of a Geographical Information System to Plan Energy Policy at a Neighborhood Scale. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe). 2018; ():1-6.

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A. Fichera; A. Gagliano; Francesco Nocera; A. Pagano; Rosaria Volpe; F. Bisegna. 2018. "Application of a Geographical Information System to Plan Energy Policy at a Neighborhood Scale." 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) , no. : 1-6.

Research article
Published: 16 April 2018 in Energy & Environment
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According to the Fifth Assessment Report of the International Panel on Climate Change, cities account for the 67% of the global energy demand and are the major contributors in emitting CO2 in the atmosphere. To face this problem, National and European policies pushes towards the insertion of distributed energy systems within urban areas as a valid alternative to the traditional centralized energy supply. In this direction, the installation of distributed energy systems gives raise to consumers with production capabilities, by now called ‘prosumers’. They use the autonomously produced energy to satisfy their own energy requirements and distribute the eventual exceed to neighbours. Yet, the energy exchanges occurring among prosumers permit the modelling of a network where nodes are identified as the prosumers and the energy interactions as links. This paper deals with this issue and proposes a cost-based methodology to model the energy distribution network of prosumers within the urban territories by deepening their impact on the traditional supply. Results are discussed by comparing a theoretical energy distribution network to a real case study.

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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Rosaria Volpe. A cost-based approach for evaluating the impact of a network of distributed energy systems on the centralized energy supply. Energy & Environment 2018, 31, 77 -87.

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Alberto Fichera, Mattia Frasca, Rosaria Volpe. A cost-based approach for evaluating the impact of a network of distributed energy systems on the centralized energy supply. Energy & Environment. 2018; 31 (1):77-87.

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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Rosaria Volpe. 2018. "A cost-based approach for evaluating the impact of a network of distributed energy systems on the centralized energy supply." Energy & Environment 31, no. 1: 77-87.

Journal article
Published: 20 September 2017 in International Journal of Heat and Technology
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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Rosaria Volpe. The centralized energy supply in a network of distributed energy systems: A cost-based mathematical approach. International Journal of Heat and Technology 2017, 35, 1 .

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Alberto Fichera, Mattia Frasca, Rosaria Volpe. The centralized energy supply in a network of distributed energy systems: A cost-based mathematical approach. International Journal of Heat and Technology. 2017; 35 (Special 1):1.

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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Rosaria Volpe. 2017. "The centralized energy supply in a network of distributed energy systems: A cost-based mathematical approach." International Journal of Heat and Technology 35, no. Special 1: 1.

Preprint
Published: 27 May 2017
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Significant research contributions and Directives approach the issue of the insertion of renewable-based energy systems on urban territory in order to face with the growing energy needs of citizens. The introduction of such systems gives raise to installers to both satisfy their energy demands and distribute eventual energy excesses to close neighbours. This paper presents a multi-layer agent-based computational model that simulates multiple event of the network of the energy distribution occurring within urban areas. The model runs on the NetLogo platform and aims at elaborating the most suitable strategy when dealing with the design of a network of energy distribution. Experimental data are discussed on the basis of two main scenarios within an operating period of 24 hours. Scenarios consider both the variation of the percentages of installers of renewable-based energy systems and the distance along which energy exchanges occur.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. A multi-layer agent-based model for the analysis of energy distribution networks in urban areas. 2017, 1 .

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Alberto Fichera, Alessandro Pluchino, Rosaria Volpe. A multi-layer agent-based model for the analysis of energy distribution networks in urban areas. . 2017; ():1.

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Alberto Fichera; Alessandro Pluchino; Rosaria Volpe. 2017. "A multi-layer agent-based model for the analysis of energy distribution networks in urban areas." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2017 in Applied Energy
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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Rosaria Volpe. Complex networks for the integration of distributed energy systems in urban areas. Applied Energy 2017, 193, 336 -345.

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Alberto Fichera, Mattia Frasca, Rosaria Volpe. Complex networks for the integration of distributed energy systems in urban areas. Applied Energy. 2017; 193 ():336-345.

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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Rosaria Volpe. 2017. "Complex networks for the integration of distributed energy systems in urban areas." Applied Energy 193, no. : 336-345.

Journal article
Published: 30 December 2016 in International Journal of Heat and Technology
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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Rosaria Volpe. On Energy Distribution in Cities: A Model Based on Complex Networks. International Journal of Heat and Technology 2016, 34, 611 -615.

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Alberto Fichera, Mattia Frasca, Rosaria Volpe. On Energy Distribution in Cities: A Model Based on Complex Networks. International Journal of Heat and Technology. 2016; 34 (4):611-615.

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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Rosaria Volpe. 2016. "On Energy Distribution in Cities: A Model Based on Complex Networks." International Journal of Heat and Technology 34, no. 4: 611-615.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2016 in Energy Procedia
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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Valentina Palermo; Rosaria Volpe. Application of the Complex Network Theory in Urban Environments. A Case Study in Catania. Energy Procedia 2016, 101, 345 -351.

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Alberto Fichera, Mattia Frasca, Valentina Palermo, Rosaria Volpe. Application of the Complex Network Theory in Urban Environments. A Case Study in Catania. Energy Procedia. 2016; 101 ():345-351.

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Alberto Fichera; Mattia Frasca; Valentina Palermo; Rosaria Volpe. 2016. "Application of the Complex Network Theory in Urban Environments. A Case Study in Catania." Energy Procedia 101, no. : 345-351.

Journal article
Published: 31 October 2016 in International Journal of Heat and Technology
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Alberto Fichera; Rosaria Volpe; Mattia Frasca. Assessment of the Energy Distribution in Urban Areas by Using the Framework of Complex Network Theory. International Journal of Heat and Technology 2016, 34, S430 -S434.

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Alberto Fichera, Rosaria Volpe, Mattia Frasca. Assessment of the Energy Distribution in Urban Areas by Using the Framework of Complex Network Theory. International Journal of Heat and Technology. 2016; 34 (S2):S430-S434.

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Alberto Fichera; Rosaria Volpe; Mattia Frasca. 2016. "Assessment of the Energy Distribution in Urban Areas by Using the Framework of Complex Network Theory." International Journal of Heat and Technology 34, no. S2: S430-S434.