Porto Novo Solar Rooftop Power Generation System

Does Portugal have a solar potential?

While Portugal’s revised National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) and Long-Term Strategy for Carbon Neutrality (LTS) have raised targets for decentralised solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, they remain below the country’s solar potential.

What is rooftop solar photovoltaics (rtspv)?

Rooftop Solar photovoltaics (RTSPV) technology as a subset of the solar photovoltaic electricity generation portfolio can be deployed as a decentralized system either by individual homeowners or by large industrial and commercial complexes.

Can rooftop solar power replace traditional electricity sources?

Gernaat et al. (2020) estimated that the global suitable roof area for PV generation was 36 billion square meters. This represents a potential of 8.3 PWh/y, which is equivalent to 150% of the global residential electricity demand in 2015. This demonstrates the potential of replacing traditional electricity sources with rooftop PVs.

What is roof-mounted solar PV?

The roof-mounted solar PV is installed at the optimum angle for each latitude and is sun-facing and shade-free to generate maximum electricity output. The building rooftops are flat in design leading to the utilization of the entire rooftop for the installation of solar panels.

Does a high-resolution global assessment of rooftop solar photovoltaics potential exist?

Yet, only limited information is available on its global potential and associated costs at a high spatiotemporal resolution. Here, we present a high-resolution global assessment of rooftop solar photovoltaics potential using big data, machine learning and geospatial analysis.

How many PV projects are mapped in Portugal?

Silva launched the “PV Map” in March 2023. He already manually mapped more than 1,000 PV projects across the country, corresponding to roughly 60% of Portugal’s total installed capacity, and is now looking for companies to volunteer information on projects not yet mapped.