Towards a solar cadastre – a review of global solutions

Abstract

Climate change is causing humanity to think increasingly about moving away from traditional
energy sources, which are one of the causes of the greenhouse effect. The sun is of particular interest
as a source of clean energy. The interest in solar energy causes that increasing number of people
start to discuss the need to implement registers that gather information about the energy potential
of specific parts of the space we live in. In addition, there is also a talk of simultaneously registering
solar energy installations. Since, in the age of globalisation, the compilation of such databases
should be standardised, the authors attempt to answer the following research questions in their
presentation: (i) what information should be contained in databases that collect information on
solar energy generation; (ii) what functionality should tool for recording and sharing this data
have? These were answered by reviewing and analysing solutions worldwide.