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Measuring the solar potential of a city and its implications for energy policy

I was the principal investigator for the research leading to the publication ‘Measuring the solar potential of a city and its implications for energy policy’. I would like to acknowledge my co-investigators. The research was funded by Auckland Council as well as a Crown Research Institute and an electricity distribution company. The research challenges conventional thinking about urban form and energy. Following publication, the impact has been viral with radio interviews in the US, NZ and Australia. Scientific web sites around the globe reported on the publication:

http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/53274/

http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/2013/08/solar-suburbia-to-power-modern-cities/

http://www.scienceomega.com/article/1259/will-todays-suburbs-become-tomorrows-power-stations

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/stories/could-a-solar-suburbia-power-a-modern-metropolis

http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2013/08/suburban-sprawl-climate-solution

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=is-solar-suburbia-the-way-to-power-modern-cities

http://www.i4u.com/2013/08/paul-brown/solar-modern-power-cities-suburbia

http://ens-newswire.com/2013/07/31/sprawl-solar-power-evs-cities-of-the-future/

http://www.planetizen.com/node/64486