Potential solar power installations within the municipality of Uppsala

Abstract: Uppsala municipality has ambitions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by installing solar power. To do this, the municipality has set a goal to install 30 MWp of solar power by the year 2020, and today 25 MWp has yet to be installed. The objective of this study is to investigate if Uppsala municipality is able to install 25 MWp solar power on municipality owned buildings or if an additional solar park installation is required. This is done through simulations and calculations and results are visualized in QGIS, a geographical information system software. The conclusion of this study is that Uppsala municipality will need a solar park at a magnitude of 0.9 MWp and rooftop installations of 24.1 MWp to reach the goal of 30 MWp. The cost of this installation would be 296 MSEK. The GIS-layers illustrates municipality owned rooftops suitable for solar power installation and module installation proposals. A sensitivity analysis is performed were the type of module is changed, which in turn affects efficiency and module angles. The outcome of the sensitivity analysis is that the type of module and the module efficiency are important parameters that affect the result. Depending on how valuable the land area is, higher module efficiency could be advantageous. Future work could involve an investigation about which type of PV technology that best satisfies Uppsala municipality’s priorities.