Like the heat register, the solar register is part of the Energy Atlas.NRW, which provides comprehensive information on renewable energies in North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition to the current stock, potential for the further expansion of renewable energies is also presented.<\/p>\n
In the solar register, the potential, yields and economic viability of solar energy (photovoltaics and solar thermal energy) can be calculated individually for each of the approximately eleven million building roofs analysed in NRW. The data basis for the calculation is updated regularly. Homeowners, owners of commercial properties, housing associations, local authorities and energy suppliers can thus obtain information independently, free of charge, simply and quickly about the possibilities for using solar energy on their roofs. The area-wide heat register provides information on renewable and energy-efficient heat sources as well as existing heat sinks in NRW. It provides an overview of possible alternatives for supplying heat to properties and neighbourhoods, or for integrating renewable and efficient sources into existing heating networks.<\/p>\n
\"With the EnergyAtlas.NRW, LANUV offers local authorities optimum guidance in the implementation of the energy transition on the ground. The data bases from the EnergyAtlas.NRW help to initiate municipal climate protection projects in the electricity and heating sectors, but also to document the further expansion of renewable energies at municipal level\", explained Antje Kruse from the North Rhine-Westphalia State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection.<\/p>\n