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Identification of Optimal Technological Assets for Prosumer Communities in the Swiss Scenario
Prosumer communities leverage and share locally generated energy. In response to the Swiss Energy Strategy 2050 and potential gas supply vulnerabilities, transitioning from singular, gas/oil-reliant energy systems to multi-energy networks is imperative. Unlike conventional individual systems where devices are often oversized and underutilized due to being designed for demand peaks, a prosumer community can optimize device use, reducing both energy costs, investment overheads and ecological impact. Therefore, when properly designed and operated, prosumer communities mitigate the inefficiencies typical of traditional setups. However, achieving optimal design is challenging due to complex interactions among stakeholders. The economic and ecological aspects of prosumer communities need to be thoroughly investigated taking into account different scenarios, energy demands and building types. This project aims to investigate various case studies for prosumer communities in the Swiss scenario and explore the technological solutions that mostly benefit from energy sharing.
The envisioned steps for the project are as follows:
1. Review of the regulations and current implementations of prosumer communities in Switzerland and definition of relevant case studies and scenarios to explore;
2. Familiarize with existing models developed in the EhubX tool;
3. Extend existing models to account for additional prosumer community layouts and the testing of various cost functions;
4. Conduct numerical tests and sensitivity analysis over key design parameters and input data;
5. Analyze numerical results and report writing.
The envisioned steps for the project are as follows: 1. Review of the regulations and current implementations of prosumer communities in Switzerland and definition of relevant case studies and scenarios to explore; 2. Familiarize with existing models developed in the EhubX tool; 3. Extend existing models to account for additional prosumer community layouts and the testing of various cost functions; 4. Conduct numerical tests and sensitivity analysis over key design parameters and input data; 5. Analyze numerical results and report writing.
This project aims to investigate various case studies for prosumer communities in the Swiss scenario and explore the technological solutions that mostly benefit from energy sharing. The project will address the research question: "What is the optimal technological asset to maximize revenues from prosumer communities?"
This project aims to investigate various case studies for prosumer communities in the Swiss scenario and explore the technological solutions that mostly benefit from energy sharing. The project will address the research question: "What is the optimal technological asset to maximize revenues from prosumer communities?"