Geography of solar energy in Andalusia (South of Spain): New data and possibilities for analysis
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Abstract
This work provides spatial information of photovoltaic and solar thermal power plants installed in Andalusia, as well as alphanumeric information on the type of plant and the installed power. To this end, the polygons corresponding to the solar power plants installed in the region are digitised at a detailed scale and from the latest available aerial orthophotography. In addition, an exploratory analysis is carried out with the information generated, calculating indicators that have not been developed to date in the Autonomous Community. The main results obtained include the higher land consumption per installed power of solar thermal power plants, the identification of municipalities where the presence of these facilities already occupies the 15% of their territory, and the difference in land consumption patterns for each type of plant. Access and reuse of the information is guaranteed by means of a web map with Web Feature Services (WFS), which will allow not only geovisualisation, but also data downloading. The availability of this information makes it possible to go beyond the analyses carried out to date, which were based on a specific layer of the Andalusian Energy Agency distributed by the Institute of Statistics and Cartography of Andalusia.