Quantifying rooftop solar photovoltaic potential for regional renewable energy policy

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-357

  Wiginton, L K ^a   Nguyen, H T ^a   Pearce, J M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feature analyst; GIS; Renewable energy; Roof area; Solar photovoltaic; Sustainable future

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY OUTPUT; FEATURE ANALYST; FINANCING SCHEMES; GIS; INTEGRAL APPROACH; ONTARIO; PEAK POWER; REGIONAL POLICIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR PVS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; FEATURE EXTRACTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE RECOGNITION; ROOFS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; FUTURE PROSPECT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; ROOF; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 77953649932     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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