The urban rooftop photovoltaic potential determination

Urban areas can be considered high-potential energy producers alongside their notable portion of energy consumption. Solar energy is the most promising sustainable energy in which urban environments can produce electricity by using rooftop-mounted photovoltaic systems. While the precise knowledge of...

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Autores: Fakhraian, Elham, Alier Forment, Marc|||0000-0003-3922-1516, Valls Dalmau, Francesc|||0000-0002-9400-5659, Nameni, Alireza, Casany Guerrero, María José|||0000-0002-5072-6745
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/353353
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/353353
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13137447
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Photovoltaic power systems
Rooftop photovoltaic potential
Solar photovoltaics
Urban solar potential
LIDAR
GIS
Machine learning
Instal·lacions fotovoltaiques
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia solar fotovoltaica
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Sumario:Urban areas can be considered high-potential energy producers alongside their notable portion of energy consumption. Solar energy is the most promising sustainable energy in which urban environments can produce electricity by using rooftop-mounted photovoltaic systems. While the precise knowledge of electricity production from solar energy resources as well as the needed parameters to define the optimal locations require an adequate study, effective guidelines for optimal installation of solar photovoltaics remain a challenge. This paper aims to make a complete systematic review and states the vital steps with their data resources to find the urban rooftop PV potential. Organizing the methodologies is another novelty of this paper to create a complete global basis for future studies and improve a more detailed degree in this particular field.