| dc.description.abstract | Over the past decade, the growth of
energy demand and CO2 emission levels in the
world has shown a rapid increase. In response to
these challenges, microgrid systems provide
promising solutions through the incorporation of
technical aspects such as power generation from
renewable energy, energy storage, and demand side
management. In order to explore the existing
business models with regard to the context of
microgrids, a systematic literature review was
conducted. This review covers a variety of business
models associated with microgrids, from customer
owned business models, utility-owned business
models, third-party ownership business models,
Energy service company business models, to
Energy-as-a-Service models, Anchor Business
models, Pay-as-You-Go business models utilized
from literature papers sourced from electronic
databases and journals such as IEEE, Research
Gate, Science Direct and Google scholar. The main
aim of this review is to offer a conceptual framework
to identify a set of business model elements that can
serve different stakeholders’ needs and inclinations.
Results show that the flexibility of business models is
identified as a key factor that helps to find a balance
between sustainability and costs to ensure the
successful implementation of community microgrids. | en_US |
