A new Framework to Evaluate the Adequation between the Solar Potential and Energy Demand of an Urban-Rural Territory in a Mountainous Area
Abstract
The development of renewable energy is urgent given the current climate change and Europe energy supply contexts. Among the renewable sources, solar energy is promising and solar technologies spread quickly in the last years. The local production matching with the local energy demand is possible with these technologies and needs to be promoted in the next years to limit the loss induced by the transportation and storage of energy. However, solar potential (irradiation received on a surface) as well as demand are complex to model with accuracy, as many phenomena impact it (shading…). This study proposes a methodology to map solar potential in a rural area, considering several aspects such as the local climate, topography and global climate change. A first overview of the workflow developed is presented, combining several software in order to study the solar potential and its influence on the energy mix at the scale of a village located in a rural area. In particular, the focus is made on mountainous regions which are isolated areas with strong environmental constraints. This work will present a short state of the art, a first overview of the workflow developed which presents the tools that will be used to investigate the solar potential and the territory that will be studied.