Roof-top solar energy potential under performance-based building energy codes: The case of Spain

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 208-213

  Izquierdo, Salvador ^a   Montañés, Carlos ^a   Dopazo, César ^a   Fueyo, Norberto ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

GIS; Potential quantification; Renewable energy; SHWS; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AREA ESTIMATION; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ENERGY DEMANDS; GIS; HOT WATER; HOT WATER DEMAND; IN-BUILDINGS; PERFORMANCE-BASED BUILDINGS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL QUANTIFICATION; PRIMARY ENERGIES; PV SYSTEM; REGIONAL LEVELS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SHWS; SOLAR ENERGY POTENTIAL; SOLAR HOT WATER;

BUILDING CODES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; ROOFS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

SPAIN;

EID: 78650308219     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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