Afraz Ahmad
, Owais Ahmad, Waqas Ahmad, Kamran Khan
The world is faced with the global challenge of climate change and there are two approaches to mitigate the conditions. Decrease the usage of fossil-fuels and increase the contribution of renewable sources to the energy mix, to decrease the Green House Gases (GHG) and carbon footprints. Large solar PV system utilizes a lot of ground space and it poses a challenge to the congested urban centers. This study offers a solution by optimizing the rooftop space for solar PV system through geo-spatial analysis by using multiple modelling approaches satellite image digitization and Arc-GIS. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the target of study, where the energy demand-supply comparison and socio-economic analysis have been observed to find the technical barriers and policy barries in the light of existant renewable energy policy with recommendations for future planning.
Afraz Ahmad Owais Ahmad Waqas Ahmad Kamran Khan “Rooftop PV Systems Development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Barriers and Smart Policy Recom International Journal of Engineering Works Vol. 8 Issue 12 PP. 298-304 December 2021 https://doi.org/10.34259/ijew.21.8012298304.
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