Smart-renevable energy communities for the biocultural regeneration of inner areas

The European Green Deal introduces a series of actions aiming at resilience and achieving climate neutrality by 2050 by decarbonising the energy sector using renewable energy sources, according to the REDIII directives. In this context, Smart-Renewable Energy Communities (S-REC) can be a valuable tool to address the digital and ecological transition of marginal areas. The proposed design methodology provides the integration of S-REC in the vulnerable territories of the marginal areas, oriented towards regeneration, resilience, biocultural aspects of the territory and critical issues, allowing the identification of the pre-existing system flows, to be desi- gned and integrated with the S-REC system. The input and output flows define a set of indicators to implement the monitoring activity during the entire S-REC’s life cycle, supported by dynamic data management through a Geographic Information System. The analysis of existing solutions for the S-REC’s physical setup integration allows to improve data collection and user involvement, generating a network that fosters awareness and generates socio-cultural and ecosystem benefits.