Predicting the urban solar fraction: A methodology for energy advisers and planners based on GIS

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-48

  Gadsden, Stuart ^b   Rylatt, Mark ^a   Lomas, Kevin ^b   Robinson, Darren ^c  

^a Barnet Council   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BDSP Partnership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dwelling classification; Energy models; Passive solar design; Photovoltaic systems; Solar water heating

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDINGS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

DWELLING CLASSIFICATIONS;

URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 0037210643     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(02)00078-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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