Review of geographic information systems-based rooftop solar photovoltaic potential estimation approaches at urban scales

AAA Gassar, SH Cha - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In urban environments, decentralized energy systems from renewable photovoltaic
resources, clean and available, are gradually replacing conventional energy systems as an …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of remote sensing and GIS in urban building energy modelling

A Anand, C Deb - Energy and Built Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
As the world continues to urbanize at an unprecedented rate, the energy demand in cities is
rising. Buildings account for over 75% of all the energy consumed in cities and are …

Whether rural rooftop photovoltaics can effectively fight the power consumption conflicts at the regional scale–A case study of Jiangsu Province

Y Yang, Z Si, L Jia, P Wang, L Huang, Y Zhang, C Ji - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
To fight the power consumption conflicts at the regional scale, rooftop solar photovoltaics
(RTSPV) in rural areas is considered as a critical way. In this study, we constructed a …

[HTML][HTML] High resolution global spatiotemporal assessment of rooftop solar photovoltaics potential for renewable electricity generation

S Joshi, S Mittal, P Holloway, PR Shukla… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Rooftop solar photovoltaics currently account for 40% of the global solar photovoltaics
installed capacity and one-fourth of the total renewable capacity additions in 2018. Yet, only …

Estimating the spatial distribution of solar photovoltaic power generation potential on different types of rural rooftops using a deep learning network applied to satellite …

T Sun, M Shan, X Rong, X Yang - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) power generation is an important form of solar energy
development, especially in rural areas where there is a large quantity of idle rural building …

GIS-based assessment of photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) generation potential in West Africa

A Yushchenko, A de Bono, B Chatenoux… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents estimates of the geographical and technical potentials for solar
electricity generation in rural areas of West Africa (ECOWAS region). The study is performed …

[HTML][HTML] GIScience can facilitate the development of solar cities for energy transition

R Zhu, MP Kwan, ATD Perera, H Fan, B Yang… - Advances in Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy transition is increasingly being discussed and implemented to cope with the
growing environmental crisis. However, great challenges remain for effectively harvesting …

[HTML][HTML] Deep solar PV refiner: A detail-oriented deep learning network for refined segmentation of photovoltaic areas from satellite imagery

R Zhu, D Guo, MS Wong, Z Qian, M Chen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
To estimate electricity generation and evaluate the socio-economic effects of solar
photovoltaic (PV) systems, it is critical to calculate the installed PV areas and quantify the …

Solar energy potential using GIS-based urban residential environmental data: A case study of Shenzhen, China

Y An, T Chen, L Shi, CK Heng, J Fan - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines Shenzhen's potential for utilizing photovoltaics (PV) on buildings in
terms of residential electricity consumption. Based on its geographic information system …

GIS-based solar radiation map**, site evaluation, and potential assessment: A review

Y Choi, J Suh, SM Kim - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this study, geographic information system (GIS)-based methods and their applications in
solar power system planning and design were reviewed. Three types of GIS-based studies …