Xichang Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation

Why is it important to assess photovoltaic power generation potential in China?

Clear spatial dislocations between PV power generation potential and population distribution and electricity demand. Accurate assessment of the photovoltaic (PV) power generation potential in China is important for the reduction of carbon emission intensity and the achievement of the goal of Carbon Neutral.

Should Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia focus on centralized PV power plants?

Specifically, for Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu, and Tibet with huge PV power potential and sparse populations, it is most appropriate to prioritize the construction of large-scale centralized PV power plants to fully exploit the solar energy of the region, while the southeastern provinces should focus on developing distributed PV.

Does Xinjiang have solar power?

Xinjiang accounts for 18.06% of the national potential owing to plentiful solar resources and wide land areas. The yearly PV power potential in China decreased by 1.69 kWh·m −2 ·decade −1 from 1961 to 2016.

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.

Is solar photovoltaic power possible in China?

Some previous research has evaluated the geographic and technical potential of solar photovoltaic power in China (; ), in which only some basic geographic and climatological factors such as land-use type, slope, and solar radiation are considered.

How has PV capacity changed in China?

The installed PV capacity in China has increased from 0.03 Gwh in 2009 to 204.18 Gwh in 2019, an increase of about 6800 times .