The Urban Rooftop Photovoltaic Potential Determination

Elham Fakhraian, Marc Alier, Francesc Valls Dalmau, Alireza Nameni and Maria José Casañ Guerrero
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Elham Fakhraian: Institute of Sustainability, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Marc Alier: Department of Services and Information Systems Engineering (ESSI), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Francesc Valls Dalmau: Department of Architectural Representation, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
Alireza Nameni: Institute of Sustainability, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Maria José Casañ Guerrero: Department of Services and Information Systems Engineering (ESSI), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-18

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: rooftop photovoltaic potential; solar photovoltaics; urban solar potential; LIDAR; GIS; machine learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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