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Are rooftop solar photovoltaics deployed equitably?

Nature Energy 9, 631–632 (2024) Cite this article Ensuring rooftop solar photovoltaics are deployed equitably requires understanding who installs, where, and when.

Are building-integrated photovoltaics a viable alternative to solar energy harvesting?

Historically, solar energy harvesting has been expensive, relatively inefficient, and hampered by poor design. Existing building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) have proven to be less practical and economically unfeasible for large-scale adoption due to design limitations and poor aesthetics.

Is solar and energy justice based on equitable deployment over time?

In the case of solar and energy justice, understanding equitable deployment over time is a clear example. To answer questions about the time evolution of installations, the researchers evaluate rooftop solar PV deployment from 2006 to 2022 between DACs and non-DACs for residential and non-residential buildings across multiple geographies.

Is there a solar equity gap between residential and non-residential buildings?

The researchers first investigate the disparities in solar PV adoption between residential and non-residential buildings and introduce the term ‘solar equity gap’ to refer to the percentage difference in solar PV deployment for residential and non-residential buildings in DACs and non-DACs.

Can photovoltaics be used in buildings?

Photovoltaics (PV) application in buildings has been vastly researched, worldwide 3, 4. D’Adamo et al. 5 evaluated that PV has low risk source of solar energy with high economic returns. It is evident that there is an essential need to implement more sustainable ways of generating energy due to the expected shortage of fossil fuels in the future.

Which roof design is best for active solar PV?

Least expensive roof design to maximize capacity for roof-mounted active solar PV; the default roof design for this floor plan is a two-pitch roof with the ridge running on the central east-west axis. The south-facing roof pitch effectively accommodates solar modules for an active PV system.