In 2010, Surrey was selected to be one of a Solar BC Solar Communities and it has committed to develop the market for Solar Hot Water system. Analysis on solar energy potential, however, is lacking. Therefore, I would like to explore the potential of generating energy from rooftop solar panels in Cloverdale, City of Surrey. This project consists of two parts. The first part is the creation of a solar map. It is to model and visualize the amount of solar energy that can be received at various locations in Cloverdale. The second half is to produce a suitability map that can help determine the ideal locations for solar panels installation for solar hot water system and photovoltaic (PV) system.

 

Table of content:

1.Introduction

2.Data and References

3.Methodology

—–Building DEM

—–Data examination

—–Solar radiation

4.Result

5.Discussion