Russian Journal of Earth Sciences Russian Journal of Earth Sciences Russian Journal of Earth Sciences 1681-1208 72210 10.2205/2023ES02SI02 СПЕЦВЫПУСК: "ФУНДАМЕНТАЛЬНЫЕ И ПРИКЛАДНЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ ГЕОЛОГИИ, ГЕОФИЗИКИ И ГЕОЭКОЛОГИИ" SPECIAL ISSUE: "FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF GEOLOGY, GEOPHYSICS AND GEOECOLOGY" СПЕЦВЫПУСК: "ФУНДАМЕНТАЛЬНЫЕ И ПРИКЛАДНЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ ГЕОЛОГИИ, ГЕОФИЗИКИ И ГЕОЭКОЛОГИИ" Software Tools for Evaluating Renewable Energy Sources Software Tools for Evaluating Renewable Energy Sources https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3161-6567 Бучацкий П. Ю. Buchatskiy P. Yu. butch_p99@mail.ru https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0099-0369 Теплоухов С. В. Teploukhov S. V. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9196-673X Онищенко С. В. Onishchenko S. V. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4246-7998 Кузьмин К. К. Kuzmin K. K. https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3278-9328 Бычков Т. Ю. Bychkov T. Yu. Адыгейский государственный университет Adyghe State University 15 12 2023 15 12 2023 23 5 1 8 20 10 2023 27 11 2023 https://rjes.ru/en/nauka/article/72210/view

In this paper a review of existing software tools for the evaluating and modeling of renewable energy sources, which allow to determine various aspects, such as: the amount of incoming energy for a particular area, the economic feasibility of involving an alternative source, the impact on the environment, the cost of the projected system, the features of the terrain, etc. Programs for the evaluation of solar and wind energy, as well as solutions allowing the evaluation of several different types of renewable energy sources were considered. As a result, open-source software tools, such as: QGIS, SAGA GIS, which can be integrated into the implementation of a comprehensive assessment of renewable energy sources to perform certain functions, such as a preliminary assessment of the gross renewable energy potential in specific geographical conditions and identifying topographical features of the regions under consideration, were defined.

In this paper a review of existing software tools for the evaluating and modeling of renewable energy sources, which allow to determine various aspects, such as: the amount of incoming energy for a particular area, the economic feasibility of involving an alternative source, the impact on the environment, the cost of the projected system, the features of the terrain, etc. Programs for the evaluation of solar and wind energy, as well as solutions allowing the evaluation of several different types of renewable energy sources were considered. As a result, open-source software tools, such as: QGIS, SAGA GIS, which can be integrated into the implementation of a comprehensive assessment of renewable energy sources to perform certain functions, such as a preliminary assessment of the gross renewable energy potential in specific geographical conditions and identifying topographical features of the regions under consideration, were defined.

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