India's Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) is to partner with the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) to provide a LIDAR tool that can identify suitable spots to install solar rooftop photovoltaic (RTPV) plants in the city. As well as showing ideal locations, the aerial LIDAR technology creates high-resolution 3D maps that help to establish which potential installations would make the most business sense. Bescom wants 1 GW of solar RTPV capacity by this year and CSTEP confirmed the tool would be available to the company’s consumers from 2021-22.
India's Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) is to partner with the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) to provide a LIDAR tool that can identify suitable spots to install solar rooftop photovoltaic (RTPV) plants in the city. As well as showing ideal locations, the aerial LIDAR technology creates high-resolution 3D maps that help to establish which potential installations would make the most business sense. Bescom wants 1 GW of solar RTPV capacity by 2021-22 and CSTEP confirmed the tool would be available to the company’s consumers from this year.