Site selection for new PV power plants based on their observability

Renewable Energy

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-15

  Fernandez Jimenez, L Alfredo ^a   Mendoza Villena, Montserrat ^a   Zorzano Santamaria, Pedro ^a   Garcia Garrido, Eduardo ^a   Lara Santillan, Pedro ^a   Zorzano Alba, Enrique ^a   Falces, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Geographic Information System; PV plants; Site selection; Visual impact

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SITE SELECTION;

DISTANCE DECAY; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PV PLANTS; PV POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; VISUAL IMPACTS;

POWER PLANTS;

ENERGY RESOURCE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SITE SELECTION; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84921044602     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.12.063     Document Type: Article

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