Purpose of the work: The objective of the project PV City Guide is to provide local and regional authorities as well as related professionals (urban designers and developers, project developers and builders) with the necessary information and instruments to define, evaluate, plan and implement PV projects in an urban environment.Approach: The PV City Guide is being designed for practical use by the target groups in order to facilitate the implementation of future PV projects. Draft guides have been produced after consulting local experts and actors regarding local need. These drafts are being improved through feedback from local and national target groups and consultation in relation to ongoing BIPV projects. The PV City Guide will achieve objectives in terms of contribution to European Union (EU) policies regarding renewable energy systems (RES) and also to community social objectives by attention to local involvement and replicability. PV City Guide partner cities are Barcelona, Basel, Bristol, Brussels, Florence, Gothenburg, Malmö, The Hague and Zurich. By concentrating on the needs of and strong interaction with the defined target audience, the PV City Guide is providing a new approach towards future activities in this field. Results: An international workshop on Solar Photovoltaic Power in European Cities was successfully held in Basel, Switzerland. The Solar ElectriCity Guide comprises most relevant information, checklists, etc. for the integration of photovoltaics in the urban environment and planning. All this information and more can also be viewed on the project website
http://pvcityguide.energyprojects.net.The final publication of the Solar Electri City Guide comprises eight main topics as given in the logo figure on the left: 1) applications, 2) projects, 3) policy, 4) potential, 5) urban design, 6) building design, 7) finance and 8) legislation.The Solar Electri City Guide has been and is being translated into several languages. In Switzerland, adapted editions in German, French and Italian are planned with the help of energy switzerland.
