Towards a Renewable Energy Source Cadastre—A Review of Examples from around the World

Abstract

In the age of the impending climate crisis, and further forecast ecological catastrophes, humankind has begun to think with growing interest about replacing existing energy sources with renewable ones. An increasing number of people have begun to discuss the need to implement registries that collect information about the energy potential of specific parts of the environment we live in. Additionally, the simultaneous registration of installations used for obtaining energy from alternative sources is desirable. In addition to quantitative attributes, such databases should also contain comprehensive spatial information. Since, in the era of globalization, the creation of such databases ought to be standardized, the purpose of this study is to indicate the directions in which the cadastre of renewable energy sources should be developed by: (i) reviewing the solutions of renewable energy sources that have been described in the scientific literature; (ii) analyzing the content of selected geoportals containing data on renewable energy sources. The literature review was preceded by a detailed bio-metric analysis, whereas the content analysis of the geoportals led to the creation of a flow chart containing a proposal for a renewable energy source cadastre, and a ranking of the analyzed portals. Nevertheless, the conceptual work was limited to the solar cadastre only.

Using GIS and SDSS Tools in the Design of a Photovoltaic System for a Built-up Roof

“…Analysis of the content and interactive tools of existing solar data geoportals, both for Poznan and other cities in Poland and Europe [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39], shows the possibility of developing and supplementing the geoportal with simulation results (obstructions, layouts of solar panel modules, graphs of potential energy produced) that can be performed according to the proposed algorithm involving data with greater spatial coverage. Input data can be obtained using drone photography or LIDAR [28,39,40,46].…”

“…The final step of the majority of such projects is to show results on the Web-GIS platforms or specialized geoportals, where everyone can access the information about solar energy potential and supplement data with interactive maps and models [20,29,31]. As examples, we can cite solar data portals and cadasters of different cities [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39], including the Portal of the Spatial Information System of Poznań, where PV potential and suitability of roofs are visualized [33].…”

Arazi Yönetimi Paradigması Çerçevesinde Türkiye’de Binalar için Enerji Kimlik Belgesi Uygulamasının Değerlendirilmesi

“…Şahin [6], Bieda ve Cienciala [48] çalışmalarında Dünya'daki yenilenebilir enerjienerji kadastrosu faaliyetleri hakkında bilgiler paylaşmışlardır. Tablo 4'te ilgili çalışmalardan seçilen bazı örnek uygulamalara yer verilmiştir.…”

Comparison and Evaluation of Different Gis Software Tools to Estimate Solar Irradiation

“…Examples are found all over the world and range from Geneva (Desthieux et al, 2018), to North Morocco (Echlouchi et al, 2017) and Rio de Janeiro (RioSolar, 2016). An overview is provided by Bieda and Cienciała (2021).…”