Solar

Using GIS-based methods and Lidar data to estimate rooftop solar technical potential in U.S. cities

We estimate the technical potential of rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) for select US cities by combining light detection and ranging (lidar) data, a validated analytical method for determining rooftop PV suitability employing geographic information …

Modeling photovoltaic diffusion: an analysis of geospatial datasets

This study combines address-level residential photovoltaic (PV) adoption trends in California with several types of geospatial information-population demographics, housing characteristics, foreclosure rates, solar irradiance, vehicle ownership …