Aesthetic impact of solar energy systems

Núria Sánchez-Pantoja, Rosario Vidal and M. Carmen Pastor

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018, vol. 98, issue C, 227-238

Abstract: The presence of solar energy systems has increased significantly in recent years both in rural areas –in the form of solar farms–, and in urban areas as part of building installations. This transformation of the landscape, in spite of the good social acceptance of solar energy, causes an aesthetic impact whose interest has been growing in literature in recent years. This study aimed to review prior literature in order to establish the objective factors, aesthetic perception and methods that are most relevant when assessing the aesthetic impact. As a result of the lack of consensus, a new qualitative methodological framework is proposed that can serve as a basis for future research in the field of the integration of solar energy and its aesthetic impact. The framework comprises three sub-impacts: land use, solar system energy and glare. The results are discussed for future research and innovation in building photovoltaic integration and for SES site location and its environmental impact assessments.

Keywords: Aesthetic impact; BIPV; Solar energy systems; Objective factors; Land use; Glare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2018.09.021

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