Solution by: Mapdwell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3D Solar Potential Mapping Tool Mapdwell Solar System is an advanced online application that uses high-resolution mapping and weather data to reveal the solar potential of every building rooftop in a given community.
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Built upon technology developed by the Mapdwell team at MIT, the company creates detailed 3D solar models of entire cities, complete with building geometry and tree foliage. The tool crunches vast datasets and complex 3D data to visualize rooftop solar potential across communities for every hour of every day, based on historical weather data.
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ENVIRONMENTAL Mapdwell is boosting residential rooftop solar, helping to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. 2 THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE
SOCIAL Mapdwell makes solar accessible through a community approach, enabling individual action.
End users in the mapped cities and communities simply type in their address to access detailed information for their property and the costs and benefits for going solar. They can then custom build a solar system based on how much they want to spend, how much electricity they want to generate, and other priorities. The tool is designed to provide everyone with the facts to support solar adoption, based on a powerful and scalable platform that allows any community to discover their untapped solar resources. WHY A SUSTAINIA100 SOLUTION? Solar power is a vastly abundant clean natural energy resource. Yet, in the United States, less than 1% of electricity production is solar power.1 Mapdwell provides the solar industry with highly valuable data analytics and helps to empower individuals with information to take collective action.
ECONOMIC Mapdwell anticipates that its tool can help the solar industry to grow by creating increased demand from homeowners and communities. 3
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1 US Energy Information Administration. “What Is U.S. Electricity Generation by Energy Source?” March 2015 Online: www.eia.gov 2
US Department of Energy. “SunShot Vision Study.” 2012. Online: www.energy.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Mapdwell internal studies
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