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Conclusions and Key Findings on the Integrated Local Energy Community Concepts and Related Applications
No full textThis chapter presents the conclusions and key findings on the integrated local energy community (ILEC) concept and related applications, by arguing on the lessons learned through the previous chapters of the book. The aim of the book is to discuss in a thorough and comprehensive way all the critical aspects that are needed when designing, planning, and operating an ILEC from end to end, thereby contributing to the methodological progress needed to foster a massive deployment of this innovative energy paradigm. To this end, all transversal aspects related to ILECs are treated in the book starting from the analysis of policy framework related to the deployment of multi-carrier energy systems (MCESs) and conceptualization of ILEC with key actors and technologies, to the development of innovation approaches on investment decisions, optimal planning in the long term but also operational analysis in both medium term and short term. Critical issues and barriers for ILECs deployment are also analyzed, along with th
Comprehensive Analysis and Future Outlook of Planning and Operation Approaches for Multicarrier Energy Systems Under the Integrated Local Energy Community Concept
No full textThis chapter provides a wide analysis and outlook on aspects related to optimally planning and operating multicarrier energy systems under the integrated local energy community (ILEC) concept. It touches upon the main challenges and provides a consolidated framework of existing and recommended practices when designing and planning the multicarrier energy system, taking into consideration uncertainties and operational aspects before taking decisions. At the same time, it covers aspects of optimal operation in shorter timeframes and real-time control, by putting forward the paradigm that ILECs can serve multiple objectives by exchanging services with the wider energy system as well as serving local market incentives. Additionally, this chapter entails potential data architectures required to enable real-time visibility and controllability of multicarrier energy systems. Finally, the chapter underlines the holistic approach when planning and operating the ILECs and how these two activities need to be met for ef
Integrated flexibility solutions for effective congestion management in Distribution Grids
No full textThis chapter explores integrated flexibility solutions within an Integrated Local Energy Community (ILEC) framework and their potential for alleviating congestion issues in the upper grid. It addresses the pressing concern of congestion in Europe and proposes integrated flexibility from ILECs as a partial remedy. The general concept of integrated flexibility is first introduced in the context of ILECs. Then, two use-cases are presented in which integrated flexibility is extracted from assets for congestion management and other purposes. The chapter then dives into various potential instruments to grid operators for procuring flexibility to do congestion management, aligning them with the European Clean Energy package. The overview is complemented with a simulation study presenting the effectiveness of a bandwidth tariff instrument. The chapter finishes with a discussion on existing challenges and barriers for the effective adoption of integrated flexibility for congestion management and presents an outlook on the topic
Introduction: The Need for Sector Coupling and the Energy Transition Goals
No full textThis chapter addresses the concept of sector coupling aiming at promoting cooperation among different sectors beyond electricity. It can help in lifting the multiple challenges related to a strong electrified scenario, as it fosters a flexible energy system while increasing efficiency in the energy resources use and reducing renewables curtailment through exploiting synergies among different energy carriers. Although the tangible benefits are achievable via sector coupling, the concept is still addressed at the theoretical level, being far away from a large-scale implementation and deployment. A bottom-up approach based on the assessment of local projects involving renewables and multiple energy carriers is preferable to demonstrate the economic and environmental sustainability of sector coupling solutions. Combining the sector coupling concept at the local level with one of the energy communities leads to the innovative concept of integrated local energy community, which represents an efficient and sustainable way of managing energy at a local level by fostering consumer engagement and empowerment
Historical demography and the social history of godparenthood
No full textThe chapter places the recent wave of studies on godparenthood and spiritual kinship within the broader development of historical demographic studies of social alliance systems
Accepting Optimally in Automated Negotiation with Incomplete Information (abstract)
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Inleiding. Het historisch levenslooponderzoek in Nederland en Vlaanderen
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Episode #2: Interview with President Koen Lenaerts
No full textEpisode #2 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU President Koen Lenaerts in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley) and Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University). President Lenaerts has been re-elected to the Court’s top office by his peers three times since 2015, having served tirelessly since his nomination to the CJEU in 2003 by home country of Belgium. His interview traces the historic path to today’s Court of Justice, and illuminates differences from other courts, including the U.S. federal judicial system.Listeners will come away with an overview of the Court’s functions and structural methodology in interpreting the EU legal order, including the role of the President, the Judge rapporteur, and the Advocate General. Presidential responsibilities include assigning cases to Judges and presiding over the Grand Chamber to deal with the most important cases. New developments in case law, evolving technological access, and finding balance between unity and diversity, privacy and security, are addressed by the head of the EU’s judicial institution.President Lenaerts in total has spent 35 years as a European Union Judge, initially serving on the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (now the General Court) when it was established in 1989. He earned his legal degrees including a doctorate in Belgium and also obtained a Masters of Laws and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University. President Lenaerts is Professor of European Union Law at Leuven University in Belgium and a member of many legal and academic associations including the Academia Europaea, London; the Advisory Council of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law; the Advisory Board of the Centre of Law and Governance in Europe, University College London; the Governing Board of the Foundation of the Academy of European Law (ERA), Trier; and the Board of Trustees of the Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg. He is the recipient of numerous awards and author of a vast list of publications.</p
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