Role of photovoltaics in urban heat island mitigation

Jay Golden, Shreshth Nagpal, Shivani Shah

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Abstract

Research was carried out during 2003-2004 to evaluate the potential of mitigating the urban heat island hysteresis lag complexity in the grater Phoenix, Arizona region. A Photovoltaic mitigation strategy was developed in comparison to traditional urban forestry and cool pavement technologies. Incorporation of the PV for the mitigation provided new insights into the urban energy balance in regards to sky view factor and thermal convection and conduction. The resultant findings indicates that PV can be a particulary viable mitigation alternative especially for arid regions where the water balance quesitons are of significance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventElectric Utilities Environmental Conference, EUEC 2005: 8th Annual Joint EPA, DOE, EEI, EPRI Conference on Air Quality, Global Climate Change and Renewable Energy - Tucson, AZ, United States
Duration: Jan 24 2005Jan 26 2005

Other

OtherElectric Utilities Environmental Conference, EUEC 2005: 8th Annual Joint EPA, DOE, EEI, EPRI Conference on Air Quality, Global Climate Change and Renewable Energy
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityTucson, AZ
Period1/24/051/26/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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