About this Research Topic
The main goal of the topic is to support developers, property owners/associations, architects, urban planners, municipalities, institutions, and other key players to achieve solar neighborhoods that support long-term solar access for energy production and for daylighting buildings and outdoor environments – resulting in sustainable and healthy environments.
The types of support include strategies for the design of new and existing communities with focus on solar energy, comprising methods to secure sunlight access (right to light), economic strategies and business models for better use of passive and active solar energy. Apart from economic values, added values or co-benefits of solar energy are considered.
Another objective is to study the workflow of tools needed to map solar irradiation for optimal exploitation of solar energy at multiple spatial scales, ranging from the facade, building, to neighborhoods and whole city, and thus to support decisions in all planning stages.
Finally, the last goal deals with predicting solar energy generation at multiple temporal domains, ranging from short (daily), mid (50 years) and long (100 years) term under climate change scenarios.
The scope of this research topic includes, but it’s not limited to the following areas:
• Solar planning strategies (active and passive)
• Concepts for achieving net zero energy/emission neighborhoods with solar planning strategies.
• Economic strategies, Stakeholders involvement & citizens’ participation
• Identify and describe conflicts and synergies of the different and potential usages of urban surfaces, with specific relevance to solar energy harvest.
• Solar planning tools for new and existing neighborhoods (3D modelling & Solar digitalization)
• Weather data forecasting & PV prediction
• Relevant case studies of solar neighborhoods planning.
The types of support include strategies for the design of new and existing communities with focus on solar energy, comprising methods to secure sunlight access (right to light), economic strategies and business models for better use of passive and active solar energy. Apart from economic values, added values or co-benefits of solar energy are considered.
Another objective is to study the workflow of tools needed to map solar irradiation for optimal exploitation of solar energy at multiple spatial scales, ranging from the facade, building, to neighborhoods and whole city, and thus to support decisions in all planning stages.
Finally, the last goal deals with predicting solar energy generation at multiple temporal domains, ranging from short (daily), mid (50 years) and long (100 years) term under climate change scenarios.
The scope of this research topic includes, but it’s not limited to the following areas:
• Solar planning strategies (active and passive)
• Concepts for achieving net zero energy/emission neighborhoods with solar planning strategies.
• Economic strategies, Stakeholders involvement & citizens’ participation
• Identify and describe conflicts and synergies of the different and potential usages of urban surfaces, with specific relevance to solar energy harvest.
• Solar planning tools for new and existing neighborhoods (3D modelling & Solar digitalization)
• Weather data forecasting & PV prediction
• Relevant case studies of solar neighborhoods planning.
Keywords: Solar active strategies, Solar passive strategies, Solar neighborhood planning, Solar modelling tools, Urban surfaces use, Stakeholder involvement, Solar prediction and forcast
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