Comparative analysis on the effectiveness of green roofs and photovoltaic panels as sustainable rooftop technologies

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Varuni Jayasooriya
Sulakshana Fernando
Channa Silva
Shobha Muthukumaran
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[1] University of Sri Jayewardenepura,Department of Forestry and Environmental Science
[2] N Solar Consultants (Pvt) Ltd,College of Engineering and Science
[3] Victoria University,undefined
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 2023年 / 30卷
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Sustainable rooftop technologies; PV panels; Green roofs; Energy savings;
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Photovoltaic (PV) panels and green roofs are considered as the most effective sustainable rooftop technologies at present, which utilizes the effective rooftop area of a building in a sustainable manner. To assess the most suitable rooftop technology out of the two, it is vital to have an idea on the energy savings potential of these sustainable rooftop technologies, alongside a financial feasibility analysis considering their overall life spans and additional ecosystem services. To achieve this objective, ten selected rooftops located in a tropical city were retrofitted with hypothetical PV panels and semi-intensive green roof scenarios to perform the present analysis. The energy-saving potential for PV panels was estimated with the assistance of PVsyst software, and green roof ecosystem services were evaluated through a range of empirical formulas. The financial feasibility of the two technologies was assessed by Payback Period and Net Present Value (NPV), through data obtained by local information sources such as solar panels and green roof manufacturers. The results indicate that PV panels achieve a rooftop PV potential of 244.39 KWh/yr/m2 during their 20-year life span. Furthermore, green roofs reach an energy-saving potential of 22.29 KWh/yr/m2 during a 50-year life span. Moreover, based on the financial feasibility analysis, PV panels demonstrated an average payback period of 3-4 years. Green roofs exemplified 17-18 years to recover their total investment for the selected case studies in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Although green roofs do not provide comparatively significant energy savings, these sustainable rooftop technologies aid in energy saving under different response intensities. In addition, green roofs offer several other ecosystem services that improve urban areas' quality of life. Collectively, these findings highlight the particular importance of each rooftop technology promoting building energy savings.
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