Development of SEED (solar energy estimator for Daejeon) using chollian satellite imagery

Daejeon Metropolitan City and the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) have developed a platform with the Solar Energy Estimator for Daejeon (SEED) for Daejeon citizens and solar power generation companies according to the government plan to expand new and renewable energy. Developed through four phases, the platform can calculate the solar irradiance by reflecting the shading variation of urban buildings and compute the power generation considering the module performance. The estimated power generation by the platform exhibited high accuracy of R ² = 0.89 compared with the ground power generation amount. The SEED was developed to satisfy both accuracy and convenience requirements, and it is expected to meet the purpose of solar energy expansion and promotion. (paper)