Environmental Efficiency of Photovoltaic Power Plants in China—A Comparative Study of Different Economic Zones and Plant Types

You, Huaimo; Fang, Hongyuan; Wang, Xu; Fang, Siran

doi:10.3390/su10072551

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“…The study concluded that it is necessary to expand the scope of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in the United States to control carbon dioxide emissions. Drawing on the nonparametric DEA method, You takes the initiative to take the insolation, annual sunshine duration, and covering area as input variables into account, as well as the installed capacity, annual electricity generation, CO 2 emission reduction, and coal saving as output variables, to provide a unified measure of environmental efficiency of PV plants in China [34]. Zhang et al [35] believed that attention should be paid to the internal resource loss and external environmental damage caused by environmental pollution waste, and developed the "internal loss-external damage" (ILD) method for evaluating the environmental performance of coal-fired power plants, which effectively identified the key environmental pollution impact factors and successfully quantified internal resource loss costs and environmental damage costs.…”

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Environmental Performance Evaluation of New Type Thermal Power Enterprises Considering Carbon Peak and Neutrality

Guo

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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Starting from the definition of traditional thermal power generation enterprises, this paper defines thermal power enterprises that are committed to achieving the carbon peak and neutrality by developing new energy sources as new type thermal power enterprises. Considering that China’s current environmental management and environmental performance evaluation mainly focus on the treatment of pollutants in terms of prevention and control, an indicator system that comprehensively considers the whole process of environmental management of power generation enterprises has been constructed, and the factors affecting the environmental performance of enterprises have been effectively identified. The factor analysis method comprehensively evaluates the environmental performance of China’s new type thermal power enterprises, realizes the comparability of environmental performance among power generation enterprises, and enables stakeholders such as the government and the public to conduct supervision in a timely, accurate, and comprehensive manner. In addition, it is the first time to combine the environmental performance evaluation with the carbon peak and neutrality and introduce the carbon reduction capability evaluation indicator into the indicator system, which enriches the practical significance of the environmental performance of power generation enterprises.

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Environmental Performance Evaluation of New Type Thermal Power Enterprises Considering Carbon Peak and Neutrality

Guo

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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“…Sustainability 2020, 12, x 4 of 29 of solar minimizes energy cost from the utility grid [44]. A comparative study of different economic zones and plant types has been presented [45] to exhibit the environmental efficiency of photovoltaic power plants in China. A case study has been presented [46] to emphasize the techno-economic feasibility assessment of grid-connected PV systems for residential buildings in Saudi Arabia.…”

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The Motivation for Incorporation of Microgrid Technology in Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Deployment to Enhance Energy Economics

Rengasamy¹,

Gangatharan²,

Elavarasan

et al. 2020

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Deployment of rooftop solar Photovoltaic technology in domestic premises plays a significant role in accomplishing renewable energy transformation. The majority of domestic consumers still do not have a positive perception about adopting rooftop solar PV technology, due to its high capital cost and prolonged payback period. In this aspect, the proposed work identifies the factors causing energy deprivation in the present distribution and utilization system. To explicitly express the importance of the present work, an extensive case study based on an Indian scenario has been carried out to investigate where the losses occur in the existing distribution system and how the solar power and its storage system have been ineffectively utilized. The deep investigation has thrown light on several issues that lead to the performance deterioration of PV technology. Finally, in this work, a scheme to incorporate hybrid microgrid technology in the domestic distribution network has been proposed to effectively manage the distribution system and to efficiently utilize solar power and its storage systems. The real-time electricity tariff data have been taken for cost comparison and payback period calculations to prove the effectiveness of the proposed method. Crucial comparisons have been presented based on energy saving and carbon dioxide CO2 emission reduction strategies.

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“…For instance, the geographical location of the application site, where the longer sunshine hours of high-latitude regions result in better EO of PV modules than shorter sunshine hours of low-latitude regions [40]. You et al [3] compared the environmental efficiency of four PV plants in China, including a mountain plant, desert plant, rooftop plant, and complementary plant. Taking into consideration several input variables (i.e., insolation, covering area, and annual sunshine duration) and output variables (i.e., annual electricity generation, the installed capacity, coal saving, and CO 2 emission reduction), the authors found that there is a difference in the performance of PV plants.…”

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“…The construction sector is renowned for its high consumption of energy and natural resources [1]. It is reported to be responsible for almost 30% of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and 34 × 10 6 Gigawatt-hours of total energy consumption worldwide, making it one of the top contributors to pollution [2], and causing several environmental impacts, such as global warming [3]. Soaring rates of urbanization will also exacerbate the issue even further, leading to an increase in energy consumption and GHG emissions [4].…”

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Framework for a Systematic Parametric Analysis to Maximize Energy Output of PV Modules Using an Experimental Design

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Use of photovoltaic modules in buildings has been reported to be an effective tool in managing energy consumption. The novelty in the research herein is in a framework that integrates different performance parameters through the use of an experimental design to expect all variables via linear regression analysis. An emphasis is placed on making the method readily available to practitioners and experts in the area of renewable energy, using standard procedure and easily accessible software. This work empowers the decision-making process and sustainability through a parametric analysis of the installation of photovoltaic modules to increase their energy output towards nearly zero energy buildings. A case study of a group of photovoltaic modules is examined in four cities with different locations and climate data to validate the proposed framework. Results demonstrate that the installation of photovoltaic modules on the mounted roof is better than elevations, and the vertical installation of modules is the worst possible inclination to maximize the yielded energy. The impact of inclination is higher than orientation in influencing the energy productivity of photovoltaic modules. This work specifies integrating such modules mounted on roofs and elevations towards the equator line, by a proportion of inclination/latitude equal to 85 ± 3%, to maximize the energy output.

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Environmental Efficiency of Photovoltaic Power Plants in China—A Comparative Study of Different Economic Zones and Plant Types

Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

Environmental Performance Evaluation of New Type Thermal Power Enterprises Considering Carbon Peak and Neutrality

Environmental Performance Evaluation of New Type Thermal Power Enterprises Considering Carbon Peak and Neutrality

The Motivation for Incorporation of Microgrid Technology in Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Deployment to Enhance Energy Economics

Framework for a Systematic Parametric Analysis to Maximize Energy Output of PV Modules Using an Experimental Design

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