Assessment of concentrated solar power generation potential in China based on Geographic Information System (GIS)

Chen, Fuying; Yang, Qing; Zheng, Niting; Wang, Yuxuan; Huang, Junling; Xing, Lu; Li, Jianlan; Feng, Shuanglei; Chen, Guoqian; Kleissl, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119045

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“…After the evolution of the Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, this was used for site-selection issues [18][19][20][21][22]. In 2001, Baban and Perry studied wind site selection in the UK by considering several criteria and forms of GIS technology.…”

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A New Decision Framework for Hybrid Solar and Wind Power Plant Site Selection Using Linear Regression Modeling Based on GIS-AHP

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Currently, worldwide attention to clean energy and sustainable energy has been expedited because of its many environmental benefits. In fact, wind and solar energies play a prime role in decarbonizing the energy market. However, finding the most suitable locations for wind/solar power plants is difficult because of the non-homogeneous distribution of these sources. This paper presents a novel method for selecting the optimal locations for wind and solar farms by mapping the space of the decision criteria to the site score. In addition, the multiple linear regression model was used, with the help of the combination of GIS and AHP methods, to model the siting of wind and solar power plants. The site scoring method used in this study is reliable and globally evaluated; therefore, the scores are accurate and effective. To reveal the ability of the proposed method, two study areas were investigated and researched. The results achieved based on the introduced method showed that, in case study 1, areas with an area of about 9, 4 and 7 km2 are suitable for the construction of wind, solar and wind/solar power plants, respectively. This paper also used fourteen existing wind/solar, wind and solar farms from five continents around the world. The results showed that the suggested model acts the same as the real data. In addition to the interest these results hold for the development of renewable energy in the study area, this novel approach may be applied elsewhere to select optimum sites for wind, solar, and combined wind and solar farms.

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A New Decision Framework for Hybrid Solar and Wind Power Plant Site Selection Using Linear Regression Modeling Based on GIS-AHP

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“…The study found that five of the six locations had higher annual energy output, capacity factor and lower Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) compared to the reference plant. Chen et al [31] assessed CSP generation potential in China using a Geographical Information System (GIS) framework. Exclusion criteria were applied to determine suitable land, identifying 1.02 million km 2 available.…”

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Potential of Concentrated Solar Power in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: A GIS-Based Land Suitability Analysis and Techno-Economic Feasibility Assessment

Imam,

Abusorrah,

Marzband

2024

IEEE Access

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The Authors acknowledge the support provided by King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) under K.A.CARE-King Abdulaziz University (KAU) Collaboration Program."ABSTRACT Saudi Arabia (SA) relies on fossil fuels to meet its growing demand for electricity and rapid industrialization, contributing to climate change. Solar energy is one of the promising renewable energy sources (RES) with a significant potential in SA, and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is a particularly promising solar technology due to its ability to provide dispatchable electricity with thermal energy storage (TES). This study presents an integrated energy model comprises of site suitability and techno-economic analyses for utility-scale CSP technology. The study investigates the potential and applicability of CSP technology for power generation in the western region of SA in two phases: site suitability analysis, and techno-economic assessment. The goal of phase one is to identify the optimal location of CSP plants by dint of combined Fuzzy-Boolean Logic and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) using GIS tools. This novel approach provides a more comprehensive and robust analysis for evaluating suitable sites, accounting for uncertainty and ambiguity in decision-making and prioritizing criteria based on relative importance, thus making a novel contribution to the field. The analysis showed that 70 % of the province land is suitable for CSP deployment, with Makkah, Taif, Al-Khumra, and Turbah having the most suitable locations. In the second phase, two commercial CSP plants, Shams-1 and Noor III, were adopted in SA to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of CSP plants adopted in five nominated sites that are located in the most suitable areas. The analysis showed that the lowest levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for utility-scale CSP plants in Makkah province is 9.58 ¢/kWh for parabolic trough (PT) technology and 9.17 ¢/kWh for solar power tower (SPT) technology. Sensitivity analysis of TES showed that CSP plants with 8 hours of TES have the optimal configuration that produces electricity with lowest LCOE and highest capacity factor (CF). The overall findings of this study suggest that CSP is a viable and promising renewable energy (RE) technology for SA. The proposed site selection methodology can help to identify suitable sites for CSP plants, and the techno-economic analysis shows that CSP plants with TES can be cost-effective and reliable.INDEX TERMS Analytical hierarchy process, concentrated solar power, geographic information system, multi-criteria decision-making, site suitability analysis, techno-economic analysis.

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“…Instead, it was reported that the mariculture of shellfish and algae provides a carbon sink in China and the average wet weight carbon sink coefficient of shellfish and algae was 9.72% and 5.55% [72]. The data include the average carbon sink rates for different kinds of shellfish and algae calculated with Equations ( 1) and (2). It is predicted that the carbon sink of shellfish and algae in Zhejiang will increase in the future [72,73].…”

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“…With the continuous development of industry, fossil CO 2 emissions have increased rapidly (Figure 1a), and global fossil CO 2 emissions have reached 36.4 Gt yr −1 in 2021 [1]. In response to the increasing global warming, climate goals, i.e., "zero carbon" and "carbon neutral", have been proposed by more than 130 countries in the world [2] while 66 of them have reached a consensus on the net-zero target [3]. The specific content of carbon neutrality was discussed at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), the goals of which are achieving global net-zero CO 2 emissions by mid-century and trying best to control the increase in temperature to within 1.5 • C, adapting to protect communities and tackle challenges of climate changes, mobilizing finance, and coordinating efforts [4].…”

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Sustainable Approaches to Realize Carbon Neutrality in China: A Case Study of Zhejiang Province

Shu

Chen

2022

JMSE

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With the continuous development of industry, the massive emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) has become a global challenge that cannot be ignored due to its nature as the primary driver of global climate change and environmental crisis. Carbon neutrality is proposed as a global initiative to mitigate climate change. As a developing industrial country, China provides about one-third of global carbon emissions and has set a carbon-neutral goal by 2060. To achieve this goal, continuous efforts across the country are required. In this review, Zhejiang Province, one of the most developed regions in China, is set as a model for analysis. We first summarize the current situation of carbon emission in Zhejiang Province. Then, corresponding sustainable approaches such as ecological and industrial solutions for the reduction of future carbon emissions are introduced for Zhejiang Province. We also provide a direction for the realization of carbon neutrality, focusing on the most promising solutions for Zhejiang Province.

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Assessment of concentrated solar power generation potential in China based on Geographic Information System (GIS)

Cited by 29 publications

References 46 publications

A New Decision Framework for Hybrid Solar and Wind Power Plant Site Selection Using Linear Regression Modeling Based on GIS-AHP

A New Decision Framework for Hybrid Solar and Wind Power Plant Site Selection Using Linear Regression Modeling Based on GIS-AHP

Potential of Concentrated Solar Power in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: A GIS-Based Land Suitability Analysis and Techno-Economic Feasibility Assessment

Sustainable Approaches to Realize Carbon Neutrality in China: A Case Study of Zhejiang Province

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