Application of solar PV in commercial buildings: Utilizability of rooftops

• Published in: Energy and buildings Vol. 257; p. 111774
• Main Authors: Ghaleb, Belal, Asif, Muhammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 15.02.2022; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Buildings; Commercial buildings; Energy technology; Hotels; Mathematical analysis; Office buildings; Photovoltaic cells; Regression analysis; Remote sensing; Renewable energy; Renewable energy technologies; Roofs; Rooftop; Satellite imagery; Satellites; Shopping malls; Solar energy; Sustainability; Utilizability; Renewable energy; Rooftop; Buildings; PV; Sustainability; Solar energy; Utilizability

•The study investigates the utilizability of commercial building roofs for PV application.•Four types of commercial buildings have been examined for five orientations.•19 types of restrictions towards rooftop application of PV have been identified.•Utilization factor of building roofs has been found...