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Shading modeling using LIDAR/ GIS for the purpose of greening the city grid of Kingston, ON, Canada
Shading modeling using LIDAR/ GIS for the purpose of greening the city grid of Kingston, ON, Canada


The following outline is going to be updated so as to suit the title.  
The following outline is going to be updated so as to suit the title.  


Chapter 1:
== Chapter 1 ==
What is a distributed energy system?
What is a distributed energy system?
Benefits of such a system for cities in Canada (drawn from as many available and applicable locations as possible e.g. a city in Ontario vs. a First Nation community in Nunavut)
Benefits of such a system for cities in Canada (drawn from as many available and applicable locations as possible e.g. a city in Ontario vs. a First Nation community in Nunavut)


Chapter 2:
== Chapter 2 ==
Background in solar energy measurement
Background in solar energy measurement
Solar energy potential for Southeastern Ontario
Solar energy potential for Southeastern Ontario


Chapter 3:
== Chapter 3 ==
Background on integrating PV in urban area
Background on integrating PV in urban area


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[http://www.kurochans.net/paper/pvsec/suzuki6DV.4.52.pdf Suzuki, Ito and Kurosawa (2007): An analysis of PV resource in residential areas by means of aerial photo images]
[http://www.kurochans.net/paper/pvsec/suzuki6DV.4.52.pdf Suzuki, Ito and Kurosawa (2007): An analysis of PV resource in residential areas by means of aerial photo images]


Chapter 4:
== Chapter 4 ==
Solar energy potential for buidings (owned by the city of Kingston - part I of the internship and extrapolated from Lindsay's paper from the summer of 2009)
Solar energy potential for buidings (owned by the city of Kingston - part I of the internship and extrapolated from Lindsay's paper from the summer of 2009)


Chapter 5:
== Chapter 5 ==
Integration of solar energy into the city grid (essentially part II of the internship)
Integration of solar energy into the city grid (essentially part II of the internship)


Chapter 6:
== Chapter 6 ==
The economic and social dimension of the project
The economic and social dimension of the project
The degree of decentralization afforded by the city grid
The degree of decentralization afforded by the city grid


Chapter 7:
== Chapter 7 ==
If combined with ground mounted PV, what is the per capita solar footprint for Kingston/ Southern Ontario?
If combined with ground mounted PV, what is the per capita solar footprint for Kingston/ Southern Ontario?
How does this project improve the sustainability of the city
How does this project improve the sustainability of the city

Revision as of 22:47, 29 March 2010

Shading modeling using LIDAR/ GIS for the purpose of greening the city grid of Kingston, ON, Canada

The following outline is going to be updated so as to suit the title.

== Chapter 1 ==

What is a distributed energy system? Benefits of such a system for cities in Canada (drawn from as many available and applicable locations as possible e.g. a city in Ontario vs. a First Nation community in Nunavut)

Chapter 2

Background in solar energy measurement Solar energy potential for Southeastern Ontario

Chapter 3

Background on integrating PV in urban area

Ruther et al (2004): Potential of building integrated photovoltaics solar energy generators in assisting daytime peaking feeders in urban areas in Brazil

Castro et al (2004): Grid-connected PV buildings: analysis of future scenarios with an example of Southern Spain

Rae et al (1999): Estimating the uptake of distributed energy in an urban setting

Denholm and Margolis (2008): Land use requirements and the per capita solar footprint for PV generation in the US

Levinson and Gupta (2008): Estimating solar access of typical residential rooftops: A case study in San Jose, CA

Ayoub, Dignard-Bailey and Fillion (2000): Photovoltaics for buildings: Opportunities for Canada

Pelland and Poisson (2008): An Evaluation of the Potential of Building Integrated Photovoltaics in Canada

Suzuki, Ito and Kurosawa (2007): An analysis of PV resource in residential areas by means of aerial photo images

Chapter 4

Solar energy potential for buidings (owned by the city of Kingston - part I of the internship and extrapolated from Lindsay's paper from the summer of 2009)

Chapter 5

Integration of solar energy into the city grid (essentially part II of the internship)

Chapter 6

The economic and social dimension of the project The degree of decentralization afforded by the city grid

Chapter 7

If combined with ground mounted PV, what is the per capita solar footprint for Kingston/ Southern Ontario? How does this project improve the sustainability of the city Lessons/ experience for other cities in Ontario/ Canada

Queens Applied Sustainability Group

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