Processing the results of research
This project starts from the results former projects: SUN-AREA, WIND-AREA & ERNEURBAR KOMM! These were done majorly in Frankfurt, Hesse.
With the "European Green Deal" and its centerpiece, the EU Climate Change Act, Europe is pursuing the long-term goal of becoming the first climate-neutral continent. Identifying the best, most profitable locations for wind power and solar plants is a necessary prerequisite for this
Project GoalsMapThe INSPIRE directive, which is regulating the foundation for a uniform provision and utilization of geodata throughout the EU since 2021, has created an ideal framework. Existing algorithms from the completed research projects SUN-AREA, WIND-AREA and ERNEUERBAR KOMM! will be merged with the EU-wide standardized geodata.
We intend to develop and deliver an algorithm that allows EU-wide operators from industry, science and administration, software developers, large municipalities and local authorities, planning and engineering offices as well as project developers to perform automated potential analyses to identify the most profitable areas for wind power and solar plants.
The European Union (EU) has declared its goal of becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050 through the European Green Deal. The caREL research group is looking for ways to use their expertise to support the achievement of the climate protection goals and the european climate neutrality.
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Our algorithms for solar and wind potential analyses are openly available to you for free. Download them by using the following buttons and use them for your own calculations.
Our detailed documentation shows you examples on how to find the necessary source data for the calculations and how to use our algorithm. In many european countries the needed data is already available as open data.
If you need help with your calculation or or have questions about our algorithm, then please don't hesitate to contact us directly. We will help you to implement caREL.
With the "European Green Deal" and its central element, the EU Climate Change Act, Europe is pursuing the long-term goal of becoming the first climate-neutral continent. Identifying the best and most profitable locations for wind power and solar plants is a necessary prerequisite for this
This is a fine example of how the open data strategies of the EU, the federal government and the state of Hesse can pave the way for sensible and necessary projects and what great potential can result from the provision of publicly accessible data free of charge. Therefore, we expressly support open source projects that serve the transfer of knowledge.
Many countries now offer high-quality LiDAR data as open data via their national geoportals. The caREL algorithm is able to generate high-quality, meaningful results from these data.
This project starts from the results former projects: SUN-AREA, WIND-AREA & ERNEURBAR KOMM! These were done majorly in Frankfurt, Hesse.
The operational area was extended from Germany to Europe. And 5 european countries were selected for the example calculations: Estonia, Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia and Spain Due to the different location in Europe, the selected countries should cover different geographical conditions.
The first website www.frankfurt-university.de/carel presents the initial information and analysis, as well as the main project data, goals and achievements.
The first potential analyses were carried out for the 5 pilot countries to validate the created algorithm for the INSPIRE data set.
The results will be presented in Frankfurt, Essen, Estonia, Spain and Brussels and it will be published in trade journals.
The caREL booth was visited over 30 times and we presented caRELat the conference to a wider and international audience & press.
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