Urban planning for solar power generation

What is solar urban planning?

Solar urban planning can be more broadly defined as a socio-technical and political process that seeks to maximize solar energy potentials in urban areas by integrating solar energy considerations into all stages of the urban planning/design process to achieve sustainable energy solutions and long-term environmental sustainability.

Are solar energy and urban planning related?

We find that while interests in the interrelationships between solar energy and urban planning have spanned several decades, the two remain largely unintegrated. Though a socio-technical process, the socio-political and socio-demographic aspects of solar urban planning have not received much scholarly attention.

How to integrate solar energy into urban planning?

Aspects such as regulations, investments, social acceptance, and political support are crucial to the success of solar integration in urban planning. The technical dimension (solar potential analysis, architectural integration, etc.) is the foremost and perhaps the most critical step in solar urban planning (Amado & Poggi, 2012).

Does urban planning slow down the development of solar energy?

The studies also show that routines built into the planning process ease the development of solar energy in an urban environment. However, due to the involvement of many different city administration's departments and professionals, the overall planning process may be slowed down.

How can solar energy be used in urban settings?

Energy consumption and solar energy generation capacity in urban settings are key components that need to be well integrated into the design of buildings and neighborhoods, both new and existing, to achieve significant energy and GHG emission reduction goals 2. Photovoltaics (PV) application in buildings has been vastly researched, worldwide 3, 4.

When was solar energy integrated in urban planning?

The earliest records of publications on solar energy integration in urban planning, based on data from the SCOPUS database, were found in 1974.