Solar photovoltaic power generation for rural self-use

Is solar energy efficient in rural areas?

Annual solar photovoltaic (PV) production (kWh per kW of PV capacity) for counties in the whole solar PV pilot, and international comparison. Winter solar photovoltaic (PV) output as a percentage of summer solar PV output, and international comparison. The rural building energy efficiency is poor.

What is photovoltaic power generation?

As a typical technology form of solar energy application, photovoltaic (PV) power generation uses the photovoltaic effect to directly convert solar radiation energy into electric energy, which is one of the most promising renewable energy technologies to realize sustainable development, and it is also a means to realize zero energy building [ 4 ].

Can solar photovoltaic projects help alleviate poverty in rural areas?

Nature Communications 11, Article number: 1969 (2020) Cite this article Since 2013, China has implemented a large-scale initiative to systematically deploy solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to alleviate poverty in rural areas.

Do Rural solar PV projects impact households' livelihood?

In the view of the whole life cycle of sustainable livelihoods, this paper probes into the internal logic by which rural solar PV projects impact households' livelihood and reveals the heterogeneity in the poverty reduction path of PPAPs for the families with different characteristics and different cognitive dimensions.

Do Rural Residential photovoltaic systems provide social benefits?

4.3. Social benefits Compared with economic and ecological benefits, there is relatively less discussion in existing literature on the social benefits generated by the application of rural residential photovoltaic systems.

How much solar power can be used in rural areas?

The calculation results show that there are still more than 6.4 billion m 2 of building roof area in rural areas that can be used for the investment and installation of distributed PV systems, and if used rationally, the power generation will be able to reach 1.55 times the total power consumption in rural areas.