Solar Atlas of New Zealand from satellite imagery
| Autor: | Ramesh Rayudu, Alan C. Brent, Daniel Burmester, Jim Hinkley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Multidisciplinary
Meteorology business.industry Atlas (topology) 020209 energy 02 engineering and technology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Solar energy Renewable energy Solar Resource Physics::Space Physics 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental science Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Satellite imagery Solar technology Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 0210 nano-technology business Uncategorized |
| DOI: | 10.25455/wgtn.15172497 |
| Popis: | The utilisation of solar resources has become of utmost importance for the transition of the global, carbon intensive economy. In New Zealand the uptake of solar energy has increased substantially, but the relative contribution to the overall energy mix is still small. Previous research efforts on the solar resource across the country are revisited with improved satellite-modelled data from Solargis to derive a solar atlas for the country. A comparison is made with NIWA data, which shows that the modelled data are at an adequate level of accuracy and improves our understanding of the solar resource at an appropriate spatial and temporal resolution. The solar atlas makes available a commercial satellite data source and informs further investigations into how solar can, and will, play a more meaningful role in our transition to a low carbon future. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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