TY - JOUR
TI - Possibilities of solar energy application in Russian cities
AU - Mingaleva Zhanna
AU - Shpak Natalia
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2015
VL - 19
IS - 12
SP - 457
EP - 466
PT - Article
AB - In this paper, the possibilities of solar energy application in the biggest  Russian cities are studied and analyzed. The main research goal is to  investigate the possibility of solar energy technical use in Russian regions.  The research method is based on the calculation of the territory power  capacity and its sufficiency for solar power engineering development. To this  purpose, the authors have carried out the analysis of total solar radiation  falling on the horizontal and inclined surfaces within an astronomical year.  The study is carried out on the basis of the data using spatial statistics of  solar radiation inflow in different seasons during the annual cycle. The  assessment of solar radiation sufficiency by "technically accepted" criterion  is made on the basis of B. Veynberg criteria. Finally, the authors conclude  that the effectiveness of the solar energy production development is the most  appropriate in the city of Vladivostok and obviously, it is not prospective  in the authors’ places of residence, such as Perm and Sverdlovsk Regions.