The modelling of the success of an energy island is carried out within three dimensions (technical, economic and social), which relate to the different perspectives towards energy islands already indicated in the RENergetic DoA. First, the technical dimension represents the energy island with all its possible energy sources and electricity/heat consumption elements, together with the external grid and the environment. It includes the technical and environmental KPIs. Second, in the economic dimension KPIs aiming at finding average cost for a certain element in the local energy system or evaluation a potential investment from the perspective of one of the involved stakeholders. Finally, the social dimension represents the energy island with all the people and organizations that are influenced by it to measure the social success with focus on community members within energy islands.
Exciting moments in Lugano at the 13th DACH+ Energy Informatics Conference
From October 9-11, the energy informatics community came together for three days of engaging discussions and knowledge sharing. Experts from across the field explored innovative