Photovoltaic Solar Power Generation Liu Gong

What is the progress made in solar power generation by PV technology?

Highlights This paper reviews the progress made in solar power generation by PV technology. Performance of solar PV array is strongly dependent on operating conditions. Manufacturing cost of solar power is still high as compared to conventional power. Abstract

Is PV power a problem in China?

Meanwhile, PV power has gradually raised huge concerns in China. According to statistics 7, the installed capacity of PV power in China was only 100 MW in 2007, but grew rapidly to 205,000 MW in 2019, with an average growth of 17,075 MW per year.

Will PV power play a role in China's future?

It should be noted that China’s central government released the Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality strategy in 2020, which committed that China’s carbon emissions would reach the peak by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 8. Therefore, it is predictable that PV power would play an increasingly essential role in the near future.

What is a solar PV VPP?

PV VPP: The South Australian government and Tesla are developing a network of 50 000 home solar PV units connected to an aggregator. The VPP is ex-pected to meet around 20% of South Australia’s average daily power demand (250 MW).

Is solar PV a competitive source of new power generation capacity?

Solar PV is emerging as one of the most competitive sources of new power generation capacity after a decade of dramatic cost declines. A decline of 74% in total installed costs was observed between 2010 and 2018 (Figure 10).

Is solar PV a strategic renewable technology?

This report clearly points out that solar PV is one of the strategic renewable technologies needed to realise the global energy transformation in line with the Paris climate goals. The technology is available now, could be deployed quickly at a large scale and is cost-competitive.