We reviewed 97 articles published between 2000 and 2022 to evaluate the efficiency of various rooftop engineering approaches, including green roofs, white roofs, solar roofs, blue roofs, and wind turbine roofs.
The results demonstrated that 323 km 2 of building rooftops within an azimuth of ±90° (aligned in the southward direction) are appropriate rooftop areas for installing PV panels, which could produce 17.86 TWh of the corresponding annual PV electrical energy at the urban-area level in Switzerland.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted a growth of the world's total renewable-based power capacity of 50 % between 2019 and 2024 . Thus, it’s vital to assess city rooftop solar capacity in order to develop relevant policies and plans for PV system design, which facilitates the realization of low-carbon cities. 1.2. Literature review
Urban building rooftops provide promising locations for solar photovoltaic installations and can contribute effectively to make nearly net-zero energy buildings . Rooftop solar photovoltaics can be considered an effective solution for urban energy management to solve urban energy requirements and environmental problems .
In particular, the amount of solar radiation on tilted rooftops is the sum of the direct, diffuse and reflected tilted components of radiation , , and represents the rooftop solar radiation map of the buildings .
Gernaat et al. (2020) estimated that the global suitable roof area for PV generation was 36 billion square meters. This represents a potential of 8.3 PWh/y, which is equivalent to 150% of the global residential electricity demand in 2015. This demonstrates the potential of replacing traditional electricity sources with rooftop PVs.
Emission assessment, economic and technical potential, as well as two different efficiency scenarios of photovoltaic, wafer-based silicon modules and thin-film modules, were investigated. It was concluded that by using all available roof space, 77% of the region’s energy demand could be covered .
We reviewed 97 articles published between 2000 and 2022 to evaluate the efficiency of various rooftop engineering approaches, including green roofs, white roofs, solar roofs, blue roofs, and wind turbine roofs.
Ethiopia is endowed with abundant solar renewable energy resources, which can meet the ambitions of nationwide electrification. However, despite all its available potential, the country''s energy sector especially solar energy is still in its infancy stage. The main objective of this systematic review is to identify the present status of solar energy utilization and …
From a spatial utilization perspective, rooftops are often overlooked as a valuable resource. The installation of solar PV systems effectively transforms this unused space into a productive energy generation site. Solar panels capture sunlight and convert it into electricity, providing a clean and renewable power supply for households or ...
The unique properties of roofs, such as good sunlight incidence, good ventilation conditions, no redundant shielding, and flexible tilt angle for PV panels, are advantageous for solar energy harvesting. Accordingly, roofs present the highest efficiency potential for PV generation systems in buildings (Lin et al., 2014). However, the impact of ...
Rooftop photovoltaic (RPV) systems offer a viable solution for urban energy transition by utilizing idle rooftop space and meeting decentralized energy needs. However, due to limited information on building function attributes, detailed assessments of RPV potential at the city scale are still complicated.
Although many studies [37,56,59,60] support the importance of rooftop photovoltaics in urban solar energy utilization, the potential of facades should not be overlooked. In summary, this research demonstrates the potential of applying GIS+LBT and ML to the prediction, analysis, and evaluation of solar radiation on urban building surfaces.
The unique properties of roofs, such as good sunlight incidence, good ventilation conditions, no redundant shielding, and flexible tilt angle for PV panels, are advantageous for …
Rooftop photovoltaic (RPV) systems offer a viable solution for urban energy transition by utilizing idle rooftop space and meeting decentralized energy needs. However, …
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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 …
We reviewed 97 articles published between 2000 and 2022 to evaluate the efficiency of various rooftop engineering approaches, including green roofs, white roofs, solar roofs, blue roofs, and wind turbine roofs.
Solar energy shines as a beacon for sustainable development, with rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installations playing a crucial role. This study proposes a novel framework to precisely assess citywide existing solar power generation and analyze future potential under various rooftop utilization scenarios (10–50 %). To illustrate the ...
Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) installations, leveraging their unrestricted geographical applicability and minimal land resource requirements, emerge as the forefront choice for harnessing solar energy. In this work, we propose an improved SegFormer model to identify different types of building roofs and assess the PV potential of these roofs ...
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. 1. Introduction.
More than 55 % of the world''s population now live in urban areas [6], [7], and global urbanization will continue, resulting in increasing energy consumption in urban areas [8], [9], [10].A number of studies on renewable energy sources have shown that photovoltaics in urban areas have significant solar potential [11] that has not yet been effectively utilized [12], [13].
1 · Finally, this literature review proposed a research agenda for advancing GIS-based rooftop solar energy planning, with a particular focus on developing a spatial digital twin environment incorporating three-dimensional (3D) models, real-time data integration, and decision support systems tailored for city-scale applications. Spatial digital twin technologies enable …
Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) installations, leveraging their unrestricted geographical applicability and minimal land resource requirements, emerge as the forefront choice for harnessing solar …
This review focuses on the concept of grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) smart homes integrated with EVs and energy management systems in Australia. Australia can reduce emissions in ...
The solar radiation prediction, the 3D building model, and the estimation of the available roof area are essential in evaluating a building''s potential for solar rooftop PV energy …
The EID Comprehensive Plan aims to be highly consistent with, and draw heavily from, the city''s Comprehensive Plan of Development, called "One City, One Plan" (2010) and with the city''s Climate Action Plan (2017), as well as the fruitful work of the Clean Energy Task Force and the Climate Stewardship Council. Balancing the need to provide appropriate context with the need …
Accelerating the adoption of rooftop solar installations is crucial for achieving India''s renewable energy targets and enhancing energy security. By addressing key challenges such as bureaucratic inefficiencies, financing constraints and manufacturing limitations, coupled with robust policy support and public awareness campaigns, India can unlock the vast …
Roof of the building can accommodate the number of SPV modules as much as 356 units with a total power and energy amounted to 85.119 kW and 658.6 kWh. The utilization of grid-connected rooftop SPV is able to supply the energy needs of 81.9% of the total electric energy in Faculty of Engineering building.
Accordingly, this study aims to present a comprehensive review of GISs-based rooftop solar photovoltaic potential estimation approaches that have been applied at different scales, including countries. The study classified GISs-based approaches into sampling, geostatistics, modeling, and machine learning.
Accordingly, this study aims to present a comprehensive review of GISs-based rooftop solar photovoltaic potential estimation approaches that have been applied at different …
The solar radiation prediction, the 3D building model, and the estimation of the available roof area are essential in evaluating a building''s potential for solar rooftop PV energy generation. To precisely estimate solar energy PV rooftop potential, we used the three-step method shown in Fig. 1.
The optimal planning method should be based on accurate rooftop solar energy potential characterization and considers the dynamics of solar irradiance and the grid …
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