Shared PV Systems in Multi-Scaled Communities
In past years, Sweden has been facing a rapid growth of photovoltaic cells, and the total PV installation capacity increased from 300 kW to 1090 MW (2006–2020). The increased number of PV users was a result of active support from the Swedish government with an aim of achieving multiple sustainable g...
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author | Alina Pasina Affonso Canoilas Dennis Johansson Hans Bagge Victor Fransson Henrik Davidsson |
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description | In past years, Sweden has been facing a rapid growth of photovoltaic cells, and the total PV installation capacity increased from 300 kW to 1090 MW (2006–2020). The increased number of PV users was a result of active support from the Swedish government with an aim of achieving multiple sustainable goals regarding renewable energy. This project evaluates the profitability of shared PV systems in communities of different sizes in Sweden. This study aimed to contribute to the literature by filling the research gap of presenting the financial benefits at different community scales. The electricity use profiles consisted of hourly measured electricity use that was derived from 1067 individual Swedish apartments. The profiles were then used to create multi-scaled communities with shared PV systems. The mid-market price model was implemented to simulate electricity trading among prosumers in the community using Visual Basic Applications (VBA) in MS Excel. Further, the electricity costs were used for Life Cycle Cost (LCC) assessment. To demonstrate the increase in profitability, the LCC results of households with shared PV systems were compared to households that own PV individually and households that do not own a PV system. The evaluation showed the financial benefits of shared PV systems in comparison with individually owned PV systems. This study also demonstrated the increase in profitability and the reduction in payback time for the average household if sharing a PV system as part of a larger community. |
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spelling | doaj.art-8277c7c5574f4f46b31efea7648fa6ef2023-11-24T03:58:36ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092022-11-011211184610.3390/buildings12111846Shared PV Systems in Multi-Scaled CommunitiesAlina Pasina0Affonso Canoilas1Dennis Johansson2Hans Bagge3Victor Fransson4Henrik Davidsson5Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, 22362 Lund, SwedenFaculty of Engineering, Lund University, 22362 Lund, SwedenDivision of Building Services, Lund University, 22362 Lund, SwedenDivision of Building Physics, Lund University, 22362 Lund, SwedenDivision of Building Services, Lund University, 22362 Lund, SwedenDivision of Energy and Building Design, Lund University, 22362 Lund, SwedenIn past years, Sweden has been facing a rapid growth of photovoltaic cells, and the total PV installation capacity increased from 300 kW to 1090 MW (2006–2020). The increased number of PV users was a result of active support from the Swedish government with an aim of achieving multiple sustainable goals regarding renewable energy. This project evaluates the profitability of shared PV systems in communities of different sizes in Sweden. This study aimed to contribute to the literature by filling the research gap of presenting the financial benefits at different community scales. The electricity use profiles consisted of hourly measured electricity use that was derived from 1067 individual Swedish apartments. The profiles were then used to create multi-scaled communities with shared PV systems. The mid-market price model was implemented to simulate electricity trading among prosumers in the community using Visual Basic Applications (VBA) in MS Excel. Further, the electricity costs were used for Life Cycle Cost (LCC) assessment. To demonstrate the increase in profitability, the LCC results of households with shared PV systems were compared to households that own PV individually and households that do not own a PV system. The evaluation showed the financial benefits of shared PV systems in comparison with individually owned PV systems. This study also demonstrated the increase in profitability and the reduction in payback time for the average household if sharing a PV system as part of a larger community.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/11/1846solarrenewablephotovoltaic |
spellingShingle | Alina Pasina Affonso Canoilas Dennis Johansson Hans Bagge Victor Fransson Henrik Davidsson Shared PV Systems in Multi-Scaled Communities Buildings solar renewable photovoltaic |
title | Shared PV Systems in Multi-Scaled Communities |
title_full | Shared PV Systems in Multi-Scaled Communities |
title_fullStr | Shared PV Systems in Multi-Scaled Communities |
title_full_unstemmed | Shared PV Systems in Multi-Scaled Communities |
title_short | Shared PV Systems in Multi-Scaled Communities |
title_sort | shared pv systems in multi scaled communities |
topic | solar renewable photovoltaic |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/11/1846 |
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