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Analyzing territory for the sustainable development of solar photovoltaic power using GIS databases
Solar energy generated by grid-connected photovoltaic (GCPV) systems is considered an important alternative electric energy source because of its clean energy production system, easy installation, and low operating and maintenance costs. This has led to it becoming more popular compared with other r...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6864026/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31745665 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7871-8 |
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author | Guaita-Pradas, Inmaculada Marques-Perez, Inmaculada Gallego, Aurea Segura, Baldomero |
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description | Solar energy generated by grid-connected photovoltaic (GCPV) systems is considered an important alternative electric energy source because of its clean energy production system, easy installation, and low operating and maintenance costs. This has led to it becoming more popular compared with other resources. However, finding optimal sites for the construction of solar farms is a complex task with many factors to be taken into account (environmental, social, legal and political, technical-economic, etc.), which classic site selection models do not address efficiently. There are few studies on the criteria that should be used when identifying sites for solar energy installations (large grid-connected photovoltaic systems which have more than 100 kWp of installed capacity). It is therefore essential to change the way site selection processes are approached and to seek new methodologies for location analysis. A geographic information system (GIS) is a tool which can provide an effective solution to this problem. Here, we combine legal, political, and environmental criteria, which include solar radiation intensity, local physical terrain, environment, and climate, as well as location criteria such as the distance from roads and the nearest power substations. Additionally, we use GIS data (time series of solar radiation, digital elevation models (DEM), land cover, and temperature) as further input parameters. Each individual site is assessed using a unique and cohesive approach to select the most appropriate locations for solar farm development in the Valencian Community, a Spanish region in the east of Spain. |
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spelling | pubmed-68640262019-12-05 Analyzing territory for the sustainable development of solar photovoltaic power using GIS databases Guaita-Pradas, Inmaculada Marques-Perez, Inmaculada Gallego, Aurea Segura, Baldomero Environ Monit Assess Article Solar energy generated by grid-connected photovoltaic (GCPV) systems is considered an important alternative electric energy source because of its clean energy production system, easy installation, and low operating and maintenance costs. This has led to it becoming more popular compared with other resources. However, finding optimal sites for the construction of solar farms is a complex task with many factors to be taken into account (environmental, social, legal and political, technical-economic, etc.), which classic site selection models do not address efficiently. There are few studies on the criteria that should be used when identifying sites for solar energy installations (large grid-connected photovoltaic systems which have more than 100 kWp of installed capacity). It is therefore essential to change the way site selection processes are approached and to seek new methodologies for location analysis. A geographic information system (GIS) is a tool which can provide an effective solution to this problem. Here, we combine legal, political, and environmental criteria, which include solar radiation intensity, local physical terrain, environment, and climate, as well as location criteria such as the distance from roads and the nearest power substations. Additionally, we use GIS data (time series of solar radiation, digital elevation models (DEM), land cover, and temperature) as further input parameters. Each individual site is assessed using a unique and cohesive approach to select the most appropriate locations for solar farm development in the Valencian Community, a Spanish region in the east of Spain. Springer International Publishing 2019-11-20 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6864026/ /pubmed/31745665 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7871-8 Text en © The Author(s) 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Article Guaita-Pradas, Inmaculada Marques-Perez, Inmaculada Gallego, Aurea Segura, Baldomero Analyzing territory for the sustainable development of solar photovoltaic power using GIS databases |
title | Analyzing territory for the sustainable development of solar photovoltaic power using GIS databases |
title_full | Analyzing territory for the sustainable development of solar photovoltaic power using GIS databases |
title_fullStr | Analyzing territory for the sustainable development of solar photovoltaic power using GIS databases |
title_full_unstemmed | Analyzing territory for the sustainable development of solar photovoltaic power using GIS databases |
title_short | Analyzing territory for the sustainable development of solar photovoltaic power using GIS databases |
title_sort | analyzing territory for the sustainable development of solar photovoltaic power using gis databases |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6864026/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31745665 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7871-8 |
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