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QGIS Model: Rooftop Solar Screening (LiDAR)

Screens every roof in an area for solar panels from a LiDAR surface model: suitable roof area, indicative kWp and kWh a year per building.

£1.00

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Format
ZIP: .model3 file, PDF guide and licence, 121 KB
Requirements
QGIS 3.16 or later (tested on 3.44)
Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0 (attribution: Semir Kahrimanovic / Bozmaps)

About this model

Add a 1 m LiDAR DSM (for example the free Environment Agency composite) and building outlines, and the model works out the pitch and direction of every roof cell, classes it as south-facing, east or west facing, flat or unsuitable, and gives each building its suitable roof area, an indicative peak power and an indicative yearly generation, with east and west roofs reduced by the loss you set. Defaults follow Energy Saving Trust guidance and the README lists PVGIS yields for seven UK places so you can set your own. No plugins or internet needed. Screening only: shading and roof structure are not modelled.

What's included

  • Rooftop Solar Screening QGIS model (.model3)
  • PDF guide with inputs, formulas, sources, test results and limitations
  • Licence

Inputs

  • AOI polygon
  • LiDAR Digital Surface Model (about 1 m)
  • Building footprints

Outputs

  • Roof suitability raster (south, east or west, flat, unsuitable)
  • Buildings with suitable roof area, kWp and kWh per year

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