A Spatially Highly Resolved Ground Mounted and Rooftop Potential Analysis for Photovoltaics in Austria
| Autor: | Veronika Dworzak, Patrick Scherhaufer, Robert Gennaro Sposato, Lilia Schmalzl, Johannes Schmidt, Christian Mikovits, Nina Hampl, Thomas Schauppenlehner |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Cadastre Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies MathematicsofComputing_GENERAL 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 7. Clean energy 01 natural sciences photovoltaic ground mounted Environmental protection Photovoltaics 11. Sustainability rooftop Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) National level 021108 energy Potential analysis Computers in Earth Sciences 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Geography (General) business.industry Photovoltaic system Renewable energy Electricity generation TheoryofComputation_MATHEMATICALLOGICANDFORMALLANGUAGES Work (electrical) Austria Environmental science G1-922 business |
| Zdroj: | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol 10, Iss 418, p 418 (2021) ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information Volume 10 Issue 6 |
| ISSN: | 2220-9964 |
| Popis: | Austria aims to meet 100% of its electricity demand from domestic renewable sources by 2030 which means, that an additional 27 TWh/a of renewable electricity generation are required, thereof 11 TWh/a from photovoltaic. While some federal states and municipalities released a solar rooftop cadastre, there is lacking knowledge on the estimation of the potential of both, ground mounted installations and rooftop modules, on a national level with a high spatial resolution. As a first, in this work data on agricultural land-use is combined with highly resolved data on buildings on a national level. Our results show significant differences between urban and rural areas, as well as between the Alpine regions and the Prealpine- and Easter Plain areas. Rooftop potential concentrates in the big urban areas, but also in densely populated areas in Lower- and Upper Austria, Styria and the Rhine valley of Vorarlberg. The ground mounted photovoltaic potential is highest in Eastern Austria. This potential is geographically consistent with the demand and allows for a production close to the consumer. In theory, the goal of meeting 11 TWh/a in 2030 can be achieved solely with the rooftop PV potential. However, considering the necessary installation efforts, the associated costs of small and dispersed production units and finally the inherent uncertainty with respect to the willingness of tens of thousands of individual households to install PV systems, installing the necessary solar PV on buildings alone is constrained. |
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