Urban form and renewable energy potential

M. Grosso

Renewable Energy, 1998, vol. 15, issue 1, 331-336

Abstract: Urban form, i.e., the layout, density, shape and orientation of buildings within the street grid of a city, affects greatly the potential of using renewable energy sources such as sun and wind for electricity production and climatisation of buildings. This paper outlines the framework of the European research Project PRECis (assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy in Cities) and, in particular, the role of the Polytechnic University of Turin in that Project.

Keywords: Urban form, renewable energy; microclimate; wind environment; solar access; urban porosity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00182-7

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