Renewable energy community: The case study of Rome’s Olympic Stadium

Journal title PRISMA Economia - Società - Lavoro
Author/s Leone Maria Barbaro, Roberto de Lieto Vollaro
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2024/2
Language Italian Pages 11 P. 111-121 File size 218 KB
DOI 10.3280/PRI2024-002009
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Within a city, space for photovoltaic panels is limited. Public infrastructures like stadiums offer a promising solution, as their roofs can host solar panels to generate renewable electricity for surrounding communities, in line with the concept of Renewable Energy Communities (RECs). This study focuses on the Olympic Stadium in Rome, exploring a new way to produce and share the electricity generated. Then, the energy output from photovoltaics was correlated with the stadium, streetlight, and household electrical energy demands. Results demonstrate the plant’s feasibility and its energy, economic, and environmental benefits.

Keywords: photovoltaic; renewable energy community; renewable energy; climate change; sport stadium; sustainability

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Leone Maria Barbaro, Roberto de Lieto Vollaro, Energia Pulita e Comunità Energetiche Rinnovabili: il caso-studio dello Stadio Olimpico di Roma in "PRISMA Economia - Società - Lavoro" 2/2024, pp 111-121, DOI: 10.3280/PRI2024-002009