Power-To-What (P2X) technologies and demand side management – A critical analysis of possible paths of integration in buildings

none3siThe transition towards energy systems characterized by high share of weather dependent renewable energy sources poses the problem of balancing the mismatch between inflexible production and inelastic demand with appropriate solutions, which should be feasible from the techno-economic point of view. Power-to-What (P2X) technologies are opening new possibilities by creating an interplay among different energy demand sectors and multiple energy carriers. Further, prosumer model is reshaping the energy market and synergies with deep building renovation strategies are emerging with respect to the combination of energy efficiency measures and distributed generation technologies. The paper presents an analysis of relevant elements to be considered for the integration of energy storage technologies in buildings, considering their relation with demand side management. Optimal choices in buildings are systemic, but buildings are also nodes in large infrastructural systems. Additionally, the role of models in the energy field is cross-sectorial and the use of common principles and techniques could stimulate a rapid development of multi-disciplinary research, which represents an essential part of innovation. For these reasons, it is important to investigate the spatial and temporal scalability of modeling techniques, together with the possibility of accommodating multiple stakeholders’ perspectives in decision-making processes, and of finding synergies across multiple energy demand sectors, thereby accelerating energy transition. Built environment could represent a suitable intermediate scale of analysis in Multi-Level Perspective planning, collocated among infrastructures and usersnonelamberto tronchin; Massimiliano manfren; benedetto nastasilamberto tronchin; Massimiliano manfren; benedetto nastas