Distinguished seminar: “Trends in energy field in Italy: renewable and storage integration, electric vehicles and energy communities ”

Abstract

Trends in energy field in Italy: renewable and storage integration, electric vehicles and energy communities

Within the framework of the stay program on the ancillary grid services based on operation of renewable energy communities and microgrids with vehicle-to-grid capabilities, the visiting researcher will illustrate some of results obtained by the Power System research group of the University of Bologna in the field of optimized management of distributed production and storage resources, as well as charging stations of electric vehicles. The lecture will also address some legislative and regulatory aspects of electricity production from renewable sources and the market for flexibility services, which in Italy, as in other European countries, has recently undergone rapid changes. One of the aspects that the lecture aims to clarify is the background that led Italy to include energy communities into a market structure that differs slightly from those of other European countries, such as Spain. Indeed, albeit under common European directives, member countries adopt distinct regulatory and incentive systems because of the different legislative, technical, and economic traditions.

Short Bio

Fabio Napolitano is associate professor at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering of the University of Bologna, Italy. From the same university, he obtained a M.S. degree and a PhD in electrical engineering. Since his graduation, he has collaborated with the Power Systems group of the University of Bologna on the analysis of transients in electrical power systems, in particular those due to indirect lightning strikes and lightning protection systems. He is one of the authors of the LIOV-EMTP code for the calculation of the lightning-induced overvoltages on overhead lines. He has participated in several research activities commissioned by international distribution system operators on lightning protection and in national and European funded research projects on smart grids and energy communities. Lecturer in the courses of study on Electrical Energy Engineering and Energy Engineering. Senior Member IEEE and member of Technical Committee 81 of Italian Electrotechnical Committee. Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. Guest Editor of the EPSR Special Issue on ICLP-SIPDA 2021. Technical committee member of IPST 2023. Board member of National Inter-University Consortium for Energy and Electrical Systems.