Abstract Grid-connected solar photovoltaic (GCSPV) power generation is conducive to the large-scale promotion of PV power generation. The aim of this study was to analyze the feasibility of
In addition, the annual and seasonal photovoltaic power of China is calculated, and the spatial distribution of China''s solar resource utilization potential is obtained using the calculated
In summary, the objectives of this study are to (1) build a workflow to map the PV power plants on a continental scale with Landsat imagery on GEE, (2) produce a fine-resolution map of PV power plants in China, and
Since 2016, with the release of "the 13th Five-Year Plan for Solar Energy Development", the process of utility-scale PV power stations has been accelerated in Chinese coastal provinces
The Global Solar Atlas provides a summary of solar power potential and solar resources globally. It is provided by the World Bank Group as a free service to governments, developers and the general public, and allows users to quickly
dataset of China''s ground-mounted PV power stations, it can provide data references for relevant researchers in elds such as energy, land, remote sensing and environmental sciences.
The spatial distribution of China's PV power stations in 2020 was mapped based on the GEE platform by including the proposed EPVI to provide real-world data support for further scientific evaluation.
To sum up, we provide a 10-m map for China’s PV power stations to provide reference data to understand the spatial pattern of China’s PV industry. The dataset could also be used for other applications such as prediction of PV’s generating capacity and site selection for newly built PV power stations.
The tool shows China ground mounted solar facilities occupied a surface of 2,467.7 km2 at the end of December 2020. Scientists led by the China Agricultural University have created a national-scale map and dataset of ground-mounted PV power stations in China.
In general, the regional distribution of photovoltaic power stations in China is quite different, and the regional competition patterns are variable. Provinces with high installed photovoltaic power stations and high regional competition are mainly located in Northwest and North China.
Fig. 1 Examples of PV power stations in China. The land used for PV power stations includes gobi (left), grassland (top), water bodies (right), mountain land (bottom), etc. The objective of this study is to provide the first publicly released 10-m national map of ground-mounted PV power stations of China in 2020.
Above all, as the first publicly released 10-m national-scale distribution dataset of China’s ground-mounted PV power stations, it can provide data references for relevant researchers in fields such as energy, land, remote sensing and environmental sciences.
