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Enhancing solar energy generation potential in the villages of Rovaniemi, Lapland
Abstract. This master’s thesis investigated the solar energy potential of future plots in three different village groups in Lapland using existing provisional master plans. The investigation was conducted as part of the SINNI project. The project explores the potential of virtual power plants in the villages of Lapland. The target area of this research was three village groups in the Rovaniemi region around Sinetta, Vikajärvi and Vanttauskoski. The village groups were selected because the buildings form relatively cohesive groups from the point of view of energy generation, and the proximity of the areas to power lines and main roads. The project aims to characterize “SINNI villages”, which are to be defined by indicators such as their energy production potential, as well as geographical features such as location, land use patterns, and suitability of building stock. The expectation is that when defining the economic feasibility of solar power generation in SINNI villages, these criteria could be used as a basis to assess the techno-economic feasibility of similar sites in the future. The solar energy potential was first assessed considering future buildings on the best oriented building plots in the master plans. The hypothetical range of 120–180° from the true north was selected for the analysis as potentially feasible orientations for solar energy generation. The estimated solar energy potential for the future plots in the three village groups, considering this range of azimuths were 1.07GWh/year for Sinetta, 0.57GWh/year for Vikajärvi and 1.04GWh/year for Vanttauskoski. Secondly, the solar energy potential of all building plots in the 3 village groups were calculated to observe the difference in output. It was found that the solar energy potential of all future plots in the three Village Groups were 1.20GWh/year, 0.71GWh/year,1.47GWh/year respectively. The small differences observed were due to the fact that the majority of the future buildings in the master plans were adjusted well enough to support solar ...
Enhancing solar energy generation potential in the villages of Rovaniemi, Lapland
Abstract. This master’s thesis investigated the solar energy potential of future plots in three different village groups in Lapland using existing provisional master plans. The investigation was conducted as part of the SINNI project. The project explores the potential of virtual power plants in the villages of Lapland. The target area of this research was three village groups in the Rovaniemi region around Sinetta, Vikajärvi and Vanttauskoski. The village groups were selected because the buildings form relatively cohesive groups from the point of view of energy generation, and the proximity of the areas to power lines and main roads. The project aims to characterize “SINNI villages”, which are to be defined by indicators such as their energy production potential, as well as geographical features such as location, land use patterns, and suitability of building stock. The expectation is that when defining the economic feasibility of solar power generation in SINNI villages, these criteria could be used as a basis to assess the techno-economic feasibility of similar sites in the future. The solar energy potential was first assessed considering future buildings on the best oriented building plots in the master plans. The hypothetical range of 120–180° from the true north was selected for the analysis as potentially feasible orientations for solar energy generation. The estimated solar energy potential for the future plots in the three village groups, considering this range of azimuths were 1.07GWh/year for Sinetta, 0.57GWh/year for Vikajärvi and 1.04GWh/year for Vanttauskoski. Secondly, the solar energy potential of all building plots in the 3 village groups were calculated to observe the difference in output. It was found that the solar energy potential of all future plots in the three Village Groups were 1.20GWh/year, 0.71GWh/year,1.47GWh/year respectively. The small differences observed were due to the fact that the majority of the future buildings in the master plans were adjusted well enough to support solar ...
Enhancing solar energy generation potential in the villages of Rovaniemi, Lapland
Abraham, D. (Daniel) (author)
2022-05-17
Theses
Electronic Resource
English
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