Does China's Air Pollution Control Policy enhance photovoltaic power potential?

Surface concentrations of air pollutants (CO, NO 2, PM 10, PM 2.5, and SO 2) and clear-sky POAI in 2018 showed a High-Low clustering in Northeast China and North China. This study demonstrates the role of China’s air pollution control policy in enhancing photovoltaic power potential. 1. Introduction

What is the cleaning performance of PV systems in China?

For cleaning performance, the spatial distribution is essentially consistent with that of the peak hours of PV panels in China. In this study, a PV system with an installed capacity of 10 MW (average market situation) was used as an example to analyze the cleaning performance of PV systems in China.

What is the average photovoltaic power potential in China?

The results indicated that the annual average POAI in China for 2010–2020 ranged from 118 to 286 Wm −2. The Air Pollution Control Action Plan (APPCAP) has played a certain role in photovoltaic power potential, and POAI has increased in areas where surface concentrations of air pollutants have declined.

How much carbon does a PV system produce in China?

According to Tables 3 and in 2011, the carbon emissions generated during the production and construction of a PV system in China accounted for approximately 88 % of the total carbon emissions throughout the whole life cycle of a PV system, and this proportion remained as high as approximately 80 % in 2018.

How many photovoltaics will China have in 2050?

For more information on the journal statistics, click here . Multiple requests from the same IP address are counted as one view. China is expected to have a total installed photovoltaic capacity of 1300 GW in 2050, accounting for 39% of the national electricity consumption.

Why is the PV industry growing in China?

Since China is one of the leading producers and installers of PV panels (Fig. 1), the PV industry in China has grown rapidly in recent years (Liu and Shiroyama, 2013).