Multifunctional solar power plant

What are the three types of multifunctional solar power plants?

These dimensions lead to three main types of multifunctional SPP: mixed-production, nature-inclusive, landscape-inclusive, and their combinations. This typology supports decision-making processes on solar power plants and adds to the existing (solar) energy landscape vocabulary.

What is a multifunctional solar power plant?

Development of ground-mounted solar power plants (SPP) is no longer limited to remote and low population density areas, but arrives in urban and rural landscapes where people live, work and recreate. Societal considerations are starting to change the physical appearance of SPPs, leading to so-called multifunctional SPPs.

What are the four dimensions of a multifunctional solar power plant?

Four dimensions of multifunctional solar power plants: energy, economic, nature and landscape. The energy dimension forms the basis of the SPP and is expressed by energy density, in this figure by the land area occupation ratio (LAOR) , . The economic dimension comprises economic activities in addition to electricity production.

What is the emergent typology of multifunctional solar power plants?

This paper presented an emergent typology of multifunctional SPPs. Compared to monofunctional SPPs, the spatial configuration of these solar power plants is adapted to include a variety of functions. The typology consists of four dimensions: energy, economic, nature and landscape.

Can multifunctional solar power plants support evidence-based and transparent decision-making processes?

Conclusion This study set out to create and test a typology of multifunctional solar power plants (SPP) that can support evidence-based and transparent decision-making processes. Informed by case evidence and confirmed by expert interviews, a typology with four main dimensions has been identified: energy, economic, nature and landscape.

What are multi-energy hybrid power systems using solar energy?

The multi-energy hybrid power systems using solar energy can be generally grouped in three categories. The first category is the hybrid complement of solar and fossil energies, including solar-coal, solar-oil and solar-natural gas hybrid systems.