Development of a Geographical Information System (GIS) for the Integration of Solar Energy in the Energy Planning of a Wide Area
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Land Use
Arable land | Non-irrigated arable land |
Permanently irrigated land | |
Permanent crops | Vineyards |
Fruit trees and berry plantations | |
Olive groves | |
Other permanent crops | |
Pastures | Pastures |
Heterogeneous agricultural areas | Annual crops associated with permanent crops |
Complex cultivation patterns | |
Land principally occupied by agriculture, with significant areas of natural vegetation | |
Agro-forestry areas |
2.2. The Urban Context
2.3. Analysis of Local Consumption
Number of Activities | Description of Activities |
---|---|
13–14 | Mineral processing |
15 | Food and beverage manufacturing |
16 | Tobacco industry |
17 | Textile industry |
18 | Articles of clothing; fur productions |
19 | Tanning and dressing of leather, manufacturing of travel goods, bags, saddlery and footwear |
20 | Manufacturing of wood and products of wood and cork; manufacturing of articles of straw and plaiting materials |
21 | Paper manufacturing |
22 | Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media |
24 | Chemical products and synthetic and artificial fibers manufacturing |
25 | Rubber and plastic manufacturing |
26 | Other non-metallic mineral process manufacturing |
27 | Metal production |
28 | Metal product manufacturing, except machinery and equipment |
29 | Machinery and equipment manufacturing, including installation, assembly, repair and maintenance |
30 | Computers manufacture |
31 | Machinery and apparatus electrical manufacturing |
32 | Radios, televisions and communication equipment manufacturing |
33 | Medical equipment and optical instruments, watches and clocks manufacturing |
34 | Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers manufacturing |
35 | Other transport equipment manufacturing |
36 | Furniture manufacturing, other manufacturing industries |
Number of Activities | Alatri | Anagni | Cassino | Ceccano | Ferentino | Frosinone | Isola del Liri | Piedim. San Germano | Pontecorvo | Sora | Veroli |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13–14 | 311 | 1,300 | 283 | 0 | 254 | 0 | 311 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 28 |
15 | 1,793 | 4,850 | 1,724 | 919 | 5,218 | 3,149 | 1,310 | 322 | 965 | 3,011 | 2,184 |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | 1,261 | 110 | 110 | 55 | 2,522 | 28,294 | 4,113 | 0 | 329 | 1,042 | 1,700 |
18 | 103 | 132 | 383 | 88 | 162 | 3,045 | 427 | 235 | 206 | 1,986 | 397 |
19 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | 332 | 317 | 202 | 548 | 1,225 | 2,350 | 274 | 58 | 317 | 389 | 259 |
21 | 0 | 1,827 | 17,945 | 0 | 1,719 | 645 | 10,745 | 0 | 860 | 44,056 | 322 |
22 | 376 | 228 | 524 | 148 | 27 | 1,021 | 363 | 0 | 27 | 403 | 27 |
24 | 0 | 23,640 | 3,637 | 0 | 28,239 | 8,878 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 535 | 1,391 |
25 | 332 | 32,457 | 1,992 | 415 | 15,564 | 8,343 | 125 | 0 | 83 | 1,702 | 3,486 |
26 | 3,006 | 9,896 | 5,324 | 2,317 | 6,764 | 4,259 | 1,315 | 251 | 2,004 | 2,505 | 1,002 |
27 | 424 | 1,555 | 2,121 | 2,828 | 9,755 | 4,948 | 566 | 0 | 2,121 | 1,555 | 0 |
28 | 2,811 | 8,046 | 11,968 | 4,988 | 5,760 | 10,702 | 371 | 633 | 216 | 0 | 1,344 |
29 | 738 | 3,460 | 8,267 | 1,094 | 3,714 | 2,849 | 1,933 | 941 | 1,374 | 2,086 | 483 |
30 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
31 | 53 | 525 | 2,022 | 345 | 0 | 199 | 19 | 461 | 4 | 90 | 19 |
32 | 81 | 242 | 254 | 19 | 198 | 1,511 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 180 | 384 |
33 | 5 | 5,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
34 | 3,943 | 1,979 | 8,732 | 48 | 1,373 | 4,550 | 48 | 67,732 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | 0 | 4,192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | 110 | 81 | 190 | 256 | 542 | 1,047 | 88 | 7 | 395 | 710 | 183 |
Municipalities | Domestic [MWh] | Tertiary [MWh] | Industrial [MWh] |
---|---|---|---|
Alatri | 24,651 | 29,705 | 182,408 |
Anagni | 21,074 | 26,799 | 1,172,468 |
Cassino | 33,347 | 40,615 | 764,055 |
Ceccano | 19,294 | 23,533 | 163,751 |
Ferentino | 20,163 | 23,428 | 966,457 |
Frosinone | 56,632 | 56,260 | 1,070,136 |
Isola del Liri | 10,598 | 12,394 | 261,997 |
Piedimonte San Germano | 5,412 | 5,741 | 821,695 |
Pontecorvo | 11,186 | 15,998 | 105,435 |
Sora | 25,703 | 27,848 | 701,913 |
Veroli | 19,638 | 22,618 | 153,834 |
2.4. The Distribution of RES Production at the Local Level
3. Conclusions
- (a)
- forest constraints: the model take into account the classification of land use to evaluate the energy productive potential from RES;
- (b)
- technological constraints: in the model, different data about buildings (such as typology, slope, aspect, and useful surface of the roofs) and theoretical characteristics of solar panels have been integrated;
- (c)
- economic constraints: the electric energy consumption for different uses (industry, domestic, and tertiary) in the most relevant municipalities, in the investigated district, were evaluated.
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Massimo, A.; Dell'Isola, M.; Frattolillo, A.; Ficco, G. Development of a Geographical Information System (GIS) for the Integration of Solar Energy in the Energy Planning of a Wide Area. Sustainability 2014, 6, 5730-5744. https://doi.org/10.3390/su6095730
Massimo A, Dell'Isola M, Frattolillo A, Ficco G. Development of a Geographical Information System (GIS) for the Integration of Solar Energy in the Energy Planning of a Wide Area. Sustainability. 2014; 6(9):5730-5744. https://doi.org/10.3390/su6095730
Chicago/Turabian StyleMassimo, Angelamaria, Marco Dell'Isola, Andrea Frattolillo, and Giorgio Ficco. 2014. "Development of a Geographical Information System (GIS) for the Integration of Solar Energy in the Energy Planning of a Wide Area" Sustainability 6, no. 9: 5730-5744. https://doi.org/10.3390/su6095730