Quantitative potential for installation of solar collectors in jozefow, Poland

Abstract

The aim of the research was to determine the quantitative potential for installation of collectors and/or solar panels to be mounted on buildings in Józefów, a small town near Warsaw. We calculated the energy yield and ecological performance of the investment, including reduced emission of carbon dioxide and other gases that contribute to air pollution. Additionally, the study had a social aspect, too. A survey was carried out among residents of municipalities, with an aim to measure general environmental awareness as well as the respondents' attitude to RES/energy technologies and willingness to install solar devices on their buildings or within their properties. In the first part of the survey, 49 % of respondents showed interest in electricity production technologies, 16 % were interested in thermal energy, while further 35 % of respondents were eager to try hybrid systems, which are a combination of the two. In the opinion of respondents, the most popular electricity production technology is the one based on photovoltaic panels (95 %), while the best known method of thermal energy production is with the use of solar collectors. The analysis of the surveys carried out allows us to select the preferred renewable energy technologies from among all available for use in Józefów. The second part of the survey was conducted on a group of people, who showed interest in renewable energy technologies and willingness to mount this type of installations on their buildings or properties in part one. They were asked about their preferred type of energy (thermal or electric), the current use of renewable sources, technical data of the building (type of the roof, etc.) and data needed to perform calculations (number of users of the facility or the average annual electricity consumption). As a result of the study, 91 properties potentially suitable for the installation of RES were identified.