Nujiang Solar Photovoltaic Power Station

Can multi-type photovoltaic power stations be built on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau?

Based on multi-source remote sensing data for information extraction and suitability evaluation, this paper develops a method to comprehensively evaluate the construction potential of multi-type photovoltaic power stations and deter-mine the potential of photovoltaic power generation and carbon emission reduction on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP).

How big is China's PV power station?

China’s total PV power station area in 2020 was estimated as 2635.64 km 2. China’s PV power generation in 2020 was calculated to be 238.65 TWh. This power amount is equivalent to reducing carbon emissions by 149.63 million tons. Evaluation results favor Sustainable Development Goals and carbon neutrality.

Does China have a spatial map of PV power stations?

Although some researchers released several PV power station maps, most only met a medium resolution of 30 meters 9, 10. There thus still lacks a national map of China’s PV power stations with a higher spatial resolution (i.e., 10 meters) that could provide a global understanding of PV’s spatial deployment patterns.

Can small-scale photovoltaic power stations be installed in China?

This study re-estimated the installed potential of centralized large-scale and distributed small-scale photovoltaic power stations in 449 prefecture-level cities in China based on a geographic information system and Google Earth Engine combined with Baidu map data and related geographic information data.

Why do we need to monitor photovoltaic power development in China?

Particularly, in China, the number and scale of photovoltaic (PV) power stations have grown unprecedentedly in the last decade. There is an urgent need to monitor the PV power development in order to accurately estimate national renewable potentials and understand the ecological impacts.

Is regional photovoltaic power generation potential based on GIS important?

In recent years, quantitative analysis and evalua-tion of regional photovoltaic (PV) power generation potential based on GIS have become popular research topics (Choi et al., 2019). However, the development potential of light energy resources has been limited by the geographical environment and PV technology.