Virtual Microgrid Management via Software-Defined Energy Network for Electricity Sharing: Benefits and Challenges

Digitalization has led to radical changes in the distribution of goods across various sectors. The tendency is move from traditional buyer-seller markets subscriptionbased, on-demand "smart" matching platforms enabled by pervasive information and communications technologies (ICTs). driving force behind this lies fact that assets, which were scarce past, are readily abundant, approaching a regime zero marginal costs. This also becoming reality electrified energy systems because substantial growth distributed renewable sources, such as solar wind; increasing number small-scale storage units, batteries heat pumps; availability flexible loads enable demand-side management (DSM).