BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV2I10080,
     title={GIS Based Site Suitability Analysis for Establishing a Solar Power Park in Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu},
     author={Kalaiselvan M and Purushothaman B M},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={2},
     number={10},
     pages={204--209},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV2I10080.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

Solar radiation is received as heat and light which can be converted into useful thermal energy or for the production of electricity through solar-thermal power production. Availability of purely reliable solar radiation data is vital for the success of solar energy installations in different sites of the country. Electricity has become a basic need for people, like air or water. So, it is a big task how to generate electricity with cheaper cost to fulfill the electricity demand of the consumers. This paper focuses on GIS analysis to select suitable site for solar power park in Namakkal District in Tamil Nadu. In Topography, Distance to Infrastructure and Area for organizing a park are the important parameters that have been considered in finding suitable location. It is also important to assess the incoming solar energy for tapping it assures the efficiency. Sector wise power consumption Peak demand and Cost factors are taken into consideration in the analysis. In this paper two interrelated steps have been applied. First, Remote Sensing including satellite data from LANDSAT 8 was used to derive land use/land cover map of the study area. Second, Digital Elevation Model (DEM) was used to model the aspect angles map and slope map for the study area. This findings show the possible site for optimum location for Solar Power Park.

GIS, Solar power Park and Site suitability