Panel - Energy Poverty, Renewable Energy Communities, and Emerging Models of Energy Access
IEEE IHTC 2024
Panel Coordinator: Energy Systems Development Department, Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico, Milan
Introduce and Moderate: Debora Cilio – Energy Systems Development Department, Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico, Milan
Common Challenges in Electrification and Energy Transition
Federico Aleotti, Energy Systems Development Department, Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico, Milan
Energy Poverty and Renewable Energy Communities: Challenges and Opportunities for a Just Transition
Gabriella De Maio, University of Naples Federico II
Energy Poverty and Energy Prosumerism in Europe and Africa: Some Insights
Ivano Scotti, University of Naples Federico II
Renewable Energy Communities as a tool for social acceptance: what is working and what is not?
Alessandra Motz, Institute for Economic Research (IRE)
Introducing the next generation of managers to support social issues in sustainable investments through renewable energy communities
Nicola Sorrentino, University of Calabria
Company Insights
Energy communities and mini-grids for developed and emerging markets: benefits and challenges of local energy sharing models
Carlo Tacconelli, EnGreen
Renewable Energy Community: tools and opportunities for a sustainable transition
Fabio Armanasco, Kairoscope
Gabriella De Maio
GABRIELLA DE MAIO, Professor of Energy Law at the Department of Law, University of Naples Federico II, DSS GIUR 08/A, author of the book “Energy Poverty and Renewable Energy Communities: Challenges and Opportunities for a Just Transition“, Scientific Editions. She is co-author of the del Policy Brief “Policy Direction for Sustainable Communities and combating energy poverty”, 2021, Task Force 2 “Climate Change, Sustainable Energy and Environment” for G20. She is a component of the Italian Observatory on Energy Poverty (OIPE), the National Center for Sustainable Mobility (CN MOST) and the Research and Innovation Program “Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition” (PE NEST). (CONFIRMED)
Ivano Scotti
IVANO SCOTTI, Ivano Scotti is a researcher (Rtd A) at the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Naples Federico II. His research interests primarily focus on environmental sociology. In this field, he has published contributions on the topic of energy transition, particularly addressing professions in the wind sector, local opposition to green installations, and alternative forms of energy provision. He has published articles in national and international journals, including Energy Policy, Innovation, Journal of Rural Studies, Meridiana, Quaderni di Sociologia, Rassegna Italiana di Sociologia, Rural Sociology, Urban and Rural Sociology, and Sustainability. He is currently involved in research projects on energy topics such as energy communities, agrivoltaics, and energy innovation in Africa. (CONFIRMED)
Nicola Sorrentino
NICOLA SORRENTINO, Associate Professor of Electric Power Systems (IIND-08/B) at the Department of Mechanical, Energy, and Management Engineering (DIMEG) at the University of Calabria (UNICAL), conducts technical/experimental research in the fields of smart and micro grids, renewable energy communities, electricity and ancillary services markets. He was reference person of UNICAL for H2020 financed project on these themes. (CONFIRMED)
Federico Aleotti
FEDERICO ALEOTTI, Researcher at the Energy System Development Department at RSE SpA, with hands-on experience in rural electrification, as well as the design and implementation of microgrids in East Africa. (CONFIRMED)
Carlo Tacconelli
CARLO TACCONELLI, PhD in Energy and Environment from Sapienza University of Rome, founder of EnGreen. Author of several publications, with experience as a technical consultant in Africa and Latin America for the creation and operation of hybrid solar mini grids, with experience in the field of international cooperation. (CONFIRMED)
Fabio Armanasco
Fabio started his career in 2007 as researcher at CESI (Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano) renamed as RSE (Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico) following a corporate restructure. His experience developed over the years from manager and coordinator of research activities focusing on the study and development of polygenerative systems (heat – electricity – refrigeration) in the field of distributed energy generation contextually to renewable sources and, more generally, to energy conversion plants and their components. Over the years Fabio has been responsible for several RdS (Ricerca di Sistema) projects including “Small energy conversion plants”, “Technologies for the electrification of end uses”, “Energy Communities” and “The user at the centre of the energy transition”. Since the beginning of 2023, he has been Director of the Think Green Division for Power Energia, one of the most important Italian cooperative companies for electricity supply. At the end of 2023 he co-founded Kairoscope, a company focused on offering specialized energy services and bespoke consulting to support energy and ecological transition and sustainability. He is currently in charge as Chief Executive Officer. Author and contributor to several national and international articles and papers and often speaker at conferences, workshops and seminars. CONFIRMED
Debora Cilio
DEBORA CILIO, Researcher at the Energy System Development Department at RSE SpA since 2023, Sociologist DSS SPS/10, PhD in Science, Technology, and Society, with research experience on the socio-environmental impacts of the energy transition, currently engaged in the topic of the Social Impact of Renewable Energy Communities. Author of scholarly articles and paper pertaining to her areas of research.