Integrated Local Energy Communities

1. Introduction: The Need for Sector Coupling and the Energy Transition Goals
2. Current Status of Multi-Carrier Energy Systems in Europe with Main Limitations and Shortcomings to the Optimal Use of Local Energy Resources
3. The Concept of Integrated Local Energy Communities: Key Features and Enabling Technologies
4. Actors , Business Models, and Key Issues for Implementation of Integrated Local Energy Communities
5. Comprehensive Analysis and Future Outlook of Planning and Operation Approaches for Multi-Carrier Energy Systems under the Integrated Local Energy Community Concept
6. Analytical Framework for Coordinated Planning and Operation of Multi-Carrier Energy Systems
7. Integrated Flexibility Solutions for Effective Congestion Management in Distribution Grids
8. Peer-To-Peer Energy Trading Approaches: Maximising the Active Participation of the Prosumers in the Multi-Carrier Energy Communities
9. Integration of Multiple Energy Communities: Transaction Prices, Reactive Power Control, and Ancillary Services
10. Validation of Energy Hub Solutions through Simulation and Testing in a Lab Environment and Real World
11. Energy Communities as an Alternative Way of Organizing the Energy Systems in Europe: Key Societal Aspects
12. Guidelines and Recommendations for Optimal Implementation of Integrated Local Energy Communities