Description
Renewable energy sources (RES) offer sustainable energy generation and mitigate the environmental and economic issues compared to the traditional fossil fuels as energy resources. Photovoltaic (PV) systems are one of the most popular RES forms that can be integrated with electricity grid. However, the effective PV-grid integration requires building effective supply-demand optimization models for electricity distribution networks. Accurate estimation of rooftop PV potential is essential in optimizing the PV-grid integration. This systematic literature review aims to provide researchers and practitioners a roadmap to select suitable data, tools and techniques to estimate rooftop PV potentials. A total of 43 related research is reviewed and classified based on three elements: 1) PV rooftop-area estimation; (2) solar radiation estimation; and (3) PV modules technology efficiency estimation. We further analyze the literature according to the different factors for each element, data and tools, estimation methods and algorithms, evaluation approaches.
Recommended Citation
ALSUHAIBANY, YAZEED and Li, Yan, "Estimation of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Potential: A Systematic Literature Review and Guidelines for Future Research" (2017). AMCIS 2017 Proceedings. 3.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2017/GreenIS/Presentations/3
Estimation of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Potential: A Systematic Literature Review and Guidelines for Future Research
Renewable energy sources (RES) offer sustainable energy generation and mitigate the environmental and economic issues compared to the traditional fossil fuels as energy resources. Photovoltaic (PV) systems are one of the most popular RES forms that can be integrated with electricity grid. However, the effective PV-grid integration requires building effective supply-demand optimization models for electricity distribution networks. Accurate estimation of rooftop PV potential is essential in optimizing the PV-grid integration. This systematic literature review aims to provide researchers and practitioners a roadmap to select suitable data, tools and techniques to estimate rooftop PV potentials. A total of 43 related research is reviewed and classified based on three elements: 1) PV rooftop-area estimation; (2) solar radiation estimation; and (3) PV modules technology efficiency estimation. We further analyze the literature according to the different factors for each element, data and tools, estimation methods and algorithms, evaluation approaches.