Photovoltaics in the Urban Environment

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Photovoltaics in the Urban Environment
Contents
List of Contributors ............................................................................................................. vii
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................ix
Foreword ...........................................................................................................................xi
Preface  ........................................................................................................................... xiii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................ xvii
Introduction ........................................................................................... 1
1 Planning for Urban-scale Photovoltaic Systems................................... 5
Planning for renewables ......................................................................................................... 5
Site layout and solar access ..................................................................................................... 7
Successful implementation .................................................................................................... 9
Long-term operation  ......................................................................................................... 14
2 Case Studies of Existing Urban Areas with Photovoltaics ....................21
Australia, Newington, Sydney Olympic Village .................................................................... 21
Austria, Styria, the solar city of Gleisdorf ............................................................................. 28
France, Grand-Lyon, La Darnaise ......................................................................................... 32
France, Saint-Priest, Les Hauts de Feuilly ............................................................................. 36
Germany, Freiburg, ‘Solarsiedlung am Schlierberg’ ................................................................ 40
Italy, Alessandria Photovoltaic Village ................................................................................... 46
Japan, Ota-city, Jyosai Town PV Demonstration Area ............................................................ 50
The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Nieuw Sloten PV houses ...................................................... 53
The Netherlands, Amersfoort, Nieuwland 1MW PV project ................................................ 59
The Netherlands, HAL location, ‘City of the Sun’ ................................................................ 66
Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona .................................................................................................. 71
Sweden, Malmö .................................................................................................................. 78
UK, London, Croydon ........................................................................................................ 81
UK, Kirklees Council solar PV projects ............................................................................... 87
US, Rancho Cordova, CA, Premier Gardens New Home Development ............................... 94

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