AURIN+ARUP hackathon: ChargeQuest (1st prize)

The study developed a roll-out strategy for the provision of on-street parking bays based on a hierarchy of parking bay suitability as a function of net solar potential and existing supply deficit. The product of this study could be used by policymakers and planners to inform decision-making regarding the provision of EV charging points across the District. Thanks to our wonderful 1-day team members: Yaguang (Ozzy) Tao (RMIT), Nayomi Ranamuka (RMIT), Prawal Lohani (RMIT), Bernice van Dyk (AIRE Consulting) ...

11 March 2024 · 1 min · Herve Senot

Solar Atlas

Developed in response to a competitive tender by the NSW government to provide added value for open data, the Solar Atlas is a way to assess roof suitability for solar PV, at scale (locality / region) and at a high level of granularity allowed by LiDAR data(30cm). The Solar Atlas platform is a collaboration with UrbanEP’s Nathan Toovey and Nathan Malin. Their website has an extensive write-up of the project.

11 March 2016 · 1 min · Herve Senot

3D solar yield simulation

Part of a project for the Sustainable Energy Systems course at RMIT, this data visualisation quantifies the solar potential of an unusual roof configuration (a retirement home) by running irradiance simulation in the EnergyPlus engine, on a building envelope modelled in SketchUp.

11 September 2013 · 1 min · Herve Senot