Ten questions concerning planning and design strategies for solar neighborhoods

Manni, Mattia; Formolli, Matteo; Boccalatte, Alessia; Croce, Silvia; Desthieux, Gilles; Hachem-Vermette, Caroline; Kanters, Jouri; Ménézo, Christophe; Snow, Mark; Thebault, Martin; Wall, Maria; Lobaccaro, Gabriele

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110946

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“…However, regarding distributed photovoltaics in urban built-up areas, energy spatial planning and urban planning will both play crucial limiting roles [7]. The current indicators focus on enhancing the production potential of generation, but there are significant shortcomings in considering the energy supply-and-demand relationship, as well as spatial and temporal variations.…”

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Evaluation Model of Distributed Photovoltaic Utilization in Urban Built-Up Area

Chen,

Zhang,

Wang

et al. 2024

Buildings

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Photovoltaic (PV) power generation is emerging as a key aspect of the global shift towards a more sustainable energy mix. Nevertheless, existing assessment models predominantly concentrate on predicting the overall capacity of PV power generation, often neglecting temporal dynamics. Drawing upon the urban energy substitution rate, utilization rate, and power supply stability, this study has devised a comprehensive evaluation model for the utilization of distributed photovoltaic systems (SUS). This model integrates the quantification of spatio-temporal features inherent in urban settings and buildings. Using Hohhot city as a case study, this study conducted simulations to analyze how the installation of PV systems affects the electricity consumption patterns across different land plots within the urban core. The study additionally examines how urban planning influences the adoption of PV power, taking into account both the timing of PV power usage and the stage of PV technology development. The evaluation model surpasses the constraints of current urban PV assessments, which primarily emphasize enhancing power generation potential without adequately quantifying supply–demand dynamics or spatial and temporal variations. This breakthrough significantly improves the precision and reliability of assessing the efficiency of distributed PV systems. Its implications extend widely to subsequent comprehensive evaluations of urban PV applications.

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Evaluation Model of Distributed Photovoltaic Utilization in Urban Built-Up Area

Chen,

Zhang,

Wang

et al. 2024

Buildings

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“…Solar neighborhoods prioritize optimal solar utilization in an urban, suburban, or rural setting and have several features such as passive strategies (i.e., equatorial windows, solar chimneys, skylights, etc. ), and active solar strategies (i.e., PV installations on rooftops, façades, and parking lots) intending to maximize useful solar gain in buildings and outdoor neighborhood surfaces (Hachem-Vermette, 2020;Manni et al, 2023). These design features can result in many benefits such as enhance passive heating/cooling in buildings, reduce overall energy consumption, and enable adequate thermal and visual comfort indoors and outdoors.…”

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Towards the development of legislative framework for solar neighborhoods

Hachem Vermette,

Yadav,

Brozovsky

et al. 2024

Front. Built Environ.

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The growing implementation of sustainable urban infrastructure, utilizing solar energy for heat and power generation, daylighting, and thermal comfort, has intensified the focus on sustainability standards and guidelines. Nevertheless, a noticeable deficiency persists in regulations that specifically address solar energy access and protection, posing a barrier to the diffusion of solar-centric neighborhoods. This paper examines the traditional urban regulatory frameworks and the state of solar energy regulations and practices within five countries (i.e., Canada, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland). The aim of the study is to (i) identify gaps in existing regulations, standards, and codes, (ii) highlight the need for future regulations to protect solar access and rights, and (iii) support the deployment of solar technologies on a large scale. The results underline that climate-related regulations often fall short of specificity tailored to regional and local climates, relying on generalized climate considerations. Solar energy legislation is generally scarce and lacks comprehensive planning. Finally, despite various financial incentives for the installation of active solar strategies, their impact remains limited, impeding the wide spread of solar technology as a primary source of energy production in urban environment.

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