Solar Energy Assessment: From Rooftop Extraction to Identifying Utilizable Areas

Aslani, Mohammad; Seipel, Stefan

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-44112-7_7

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“…In order to estimate the roofs' usability, we adapted the work by Asif [14] and Aslani and Seipel [37,38], who conducted a remote sensing assessment on a set of different contexts (geographically wise) with different architectural types (flat roofs, non-flat roofs, . .…”

Section: The Energy Transition Without Further Land Consumptionmentioning

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“…Values in red indicate cases where the total sum of areas in that single category is not sufficient to cover the total demand alone, and therefore must be combined with other categories to meet the electricity demand. In the calculation, the usability of roofs was estimated by adapting the work of Asif [14] and Aslani and Seipel [37,38], who estimated the minimum roof usability for PV installation to be around 25% of the total roofs' surface. For these reasons, only 25% of the total roof area was considered.…”

Section: Surfaces Available For the Energy Transition Without Further...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Simulating a Massive Shift towards Photovoltaics without Implying Land Consumption: A Stepwise Approach for Regional Decision Making

Zardo,

Teso,

Romagnoni

2024

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As part of the transition to renewable energy production, the use of photovoltaics is not sustainable per se. Planning can guide PV development while minimising possible negative impacts on society, the economy, and the environment. To date, however, the lack of adequate tools and information at the local level and the lack of integrated planning in the design of energy initiatives are key challenges. This paper aims to support a sustainable energy transition at the regional level and proposes a methodology to (i) determine the area required to achieve transition goals through PV; (ii) evaluate possible alternative surface categories for PV installation without consuming additional land. Through the illustrative case study of the Veneto Region, electricity demand is calculated based on consumption data, and the area needed to cover this demand through PV is calculated. Areas available for PV installation were mapped, classified (e.g., roofs of houses, parking lots, school buildings, …), and quantified through GIS. The results show that the available areas correspond to 11 times those needed to achieve the goals. This work provides a methodology to support regional decision makers to take a concrete step toward sustainable transition policies. This methodology can be replicated for other regional contexts.

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Section: The Energy Transition Without Further Land Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Surfaces Available For the Energy Transition Without Further...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Simulating a Massive Shift towards Photovoltaics without Implying Land Consumption: A Stepwise Approach for Regional Decision Making

Zardo,

Teso,

Romagnoni

2024

Sustainability

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Solar Energy Assessment: From Rooftop Extraction to Identifying Utilizable Areas

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Simulating a Massive Shift towards Photovoltaics without Implying Land Consumption: A Stepwise Approach for Regional Decision Making

Simulating a Massive Shift towards Photovoltaics without Implying Land Consumption: A Stepwise Approach for Regional Decision Making

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