AbstractIn this paper, satellite APT images have been used to study cloud-cover over Pakistan, so as to determine those areas which have the least frequency of cloudiness. Such areas are likely to receive maximum insolation, and have been shown on a contour map of Pakistan. It is observed that more than half of Pakistan is highly sunny, and has many promising areas for establishing large scale solar electric power generation stations. It is further observed that, some of the productive mineral-rich areas in remote parts, such as Chagai, are highly cloud-free, therefore, it may be possible to meet their mining needs through solar energy. Thus Pakistan, on the threshold of industrialization, has high prospects of obtaining ‘clean’ energy, free of greenhouse gases.
Identifying potential solar power generation sites using satellite apt images
Advances in Space Research ; 14 , 1 ; 243-246
1993-01-01
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Identifying Potential Solar Power Generation Sites Using Satellite APT Images
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