The Solar Map was launched on November 21 at the Hall of Honor of Concepción City Hall. It was developed by a team of researchers from the Universidad del Bio-Bio, the Universidad de Concepción, and Finland’s Aalto University, with support from CONICYT and the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (Project CON*FIN AKA-ERNC 007).

The map (available at msc.ubiobio.cl) allows residents of each district to identify their home, the amount of solar energy it receives, and the estimated household savings generated by the installation of different systems. The main difference from other urban solar cadastres is that this one identifies different building types and correlates them with actual energy consumption, thereby making it possible to characterize the solar capacity of buildings.

In addition, the project is constantly monitoring the performance of various pieces of equipment during field tests in order to evaluate new technologies and provide reliable information about systems, with the goal of promoting energy self-generation and the development of more sustainable cities.

For more information, visit www.ubiobio.cl/confin