Fig. 2: Reverse-viewshed maps and the remaining renewable capacity potential at each visibility scenario.
From: Quantifying the trade-offs between renewable energy visibility and system costs
Reverse-viewshed maps show siting areas for wind turbines and open-field photovoltaics (PV) that are visible from different scenicness and population density thresholds. Each map is utilized as an exclusion zone in the capacity potential calculation, and the remaining renewable energy potential for each scenario is displayed in the subsequent line graphs. The capacity potential, depicted as line graphs, are calculated after taking into account other legal, geographical, technical, environmental, and additional reverse viewshed constraints. The secondary y-axis in the line plots shows the percentage of the population protected from the visual impacts of large-scale renewable infrastructures. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
