A free online tool for the simulation of collective self-consumption in Brussels

Abstract

In the past and until now, Belgium mainly had a mechanism in place that rewarded PV energy production through feed-in tariffs that were attributed with a net annual balance counting. In Belgium, the mechanism of self-consumption for photovoltaic (PV) installations is projected to become mainstream. This change is going to have an important impact on the PV sector in Belgium. At the moment, there is a demand for a simple simulation tool that makes it possible to simulate the self-consumption ratio and the self-sufficiency ratio of a PV system or a group of PV systems in combination with one local consumption profile or a group of consumption profiles from the same neighbourhood, in particular in the context of collective self-consumption. Indeed, combining different consumption profiles from the same neighbourhood can significantly improve the self-consumption ratio to reduce the cost of a PV system for the users.

Ziao Zhao

Student of Artificial Intelligence and OR

My research interests include AI, data-driven optimization, machine learning and programmable matter.