Influence of vegetation canopies on solar potential in urban environments

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.11.011" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.11.011</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.11.011" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.11.011</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Influence of vegetation canopies on solar potential in urban environments

Original language description

Solar energy is clearly a promising option among the many available sources of renewable energy, and its market has seen outstanding growth. Careful evaluation to determine suitable locations for photovoltaic installations is needed, however, as their efficiency is highly dependent on exposure to sun. Especially in urban environments, quantifying the shadows cast by other buildings and vegetation canopies may be essential. In the present study, we used light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data and geographic information systems (GIS) to assess the influence of shading vegetation on solar irradiation estimates in five European towns. The fraction of annual solar irradiation lost to shading by existing vegetation ranged between 3% and 11%. The fraction lost was higher in winter and lower in summer. Due to greater incoming solar radiation in summer, however, more than 50% of annual loss was accounted for in summer. We suggest that at the broad scale of whole cities the influence of vegetation on rooftop

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Applied Geography

ISSN

0143-6228

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

2016

Issue of the periodical within the volume

66

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

73-80

UT code for WoS article

000368953500007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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