The distance between the panels of the Qialong photovoltaic power station

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.

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 Qinghai Golmud photovoltaic power station have heat insulation?

Gao Xiaoqing observed the soil temperature of Qinghai Golmud photovoltaic power station for one year and found that the daily difference of soil temperature in the shallow layer is significantly lower than outside the station, and the photovoltaic power station has the effect of heat insulation [ 18 ].

What is the difference between 0 & 1 in a PV power station map?

Meanwhile, only two kinds of values are in the PV power station map, where 0 stands for the non-PV regions while 1 represents the PV power stations. In addition, the provided PV dataset could be loaded into GIS software such as ArcGIS and QIS for data visualization and spatial analysis.

Does photovoltaic power station affect soil bulk density?

As the distance from the center of the photovoltaic park becomes farther and farther, the soil bulk density shows a trend of gradually decreasing, because the farther away from the photovoltaic power station, the less human disturbance factors there are. Therefore, the photovoltaic power station also has an impact on the soil bulk density.

Does China have a potential for solar PV power station installation & generation?

The results of this study indicated that China, as one of the fast-growing countries in the global south, shows outstanding potential for solar PV power station installation and generation potential.