Decision Support for Solar Power Deployment:

Geospatial Applications

Green Power Labs: About Us •  Green Power Labs is a company of solar resource

experts and solar engineers

•  Founded in 2003; offices in Halifax (Canada), San Jose (California) and Adelaide (Australia)

•  Comprehensive proprietary technology platform for solar energy management: mapping, monitoring and forecasting

•  Globally recognized leader in state-of-the-art operational solar forecasting for energy applications

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SolarSatData: A Comprehensive Technology Platform for Solar Power Integration

•  High Resolution Solar Resource Mapping •  Site Selection & Resource Assessment •  Solar Resource & Power Monitoring •  Solar Resource & Power Forecasting  

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•  Satellite-derived data processing •  Complex spatial data analysis and visualization •  Decision support systems development •  GIS applications for renewable energy

management •  High-resolution solar resource mapping •  State-of-the-art monitoring and forecasting of

solar resource and power generation •  Community energy planning

Green Power Labs: Core Geospatial Expertise

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Solar Power Project Development Support: High Resolution Solar Resource Mapping Comprehensive Land Availability Index Energy-related infrastructure mapping Ranking of available land for solar power applications

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Decision Support for Solar Power Deployment: High Resolution Solar Resource Mapping

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Decision Support for Solar Power Deployment: High Resolution Solar Resource Mapping

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Decision Support for Solar Power Deployment: High Resolution Solar Resource Mapping

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Decision Support for Solar Power Deployment: High Resolution Solar Resource Mapping

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Urban Planning Support:

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LIDAR  –  derived  Digital  Eleva2on  Model  allows  for  reconstruc2on  of  site  features  at  ultra-‐high  resolu2on    

Decision Support for Urban Planning: LiDAR-based 3D Urban Modeling

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Decision Support for Urban Planning: Fisheye Imagery Processing for Virtual Site Obstruction Analysis

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Campus-wide Solar Gain

Mapping  accuracies:    15  -‐  25  cm  

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Solar Energy Generation Potential: Roofs (Solar Water Heating)

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Solar Energy Generation Potential: Walls (Solar Air Heating)

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Solar Map of the World: http://greenpowerlabs.com/solarfortheworld.php

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Solar Rating Online: www.solarrating.ca Is YOUR rooftop Solar Friendly?

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Thank You!

www.greenpowerlabs.com

Decision Support for Solar Power Deployment:

Geospatial Applications