Spatial distribution map of electrochemical solar container field

What factors affect the spatial distribution of solar photovoltaics power stations?

Furthermore, topographical factors and transportation convenience may have a moderate impact on the spatial distribution of solar photovoltaics power stations. Unexpectedly, most of resources endowment and socio-economic factors play a negligible role in determining the optimal siting of solar power farms.

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.

What can a 10-m national-scale distribution dataset tell us about China's PV power stations?

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.

What is remote sensing derived dataset for large-scale photovoltaic power stations in China?

We provide a remote sensing derived dataset for large-scale ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) power stations in China of 2020, which has high spatial resolution of 10 meters. The dataset is based on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud computing platform via random forest classifier and active learning strategy.

Where do large-scale solar PV power plants locate?

Large-scale solar PV power plants mostly tend to locate on the areas with rich vegetation cover and close to grid lines. Spatial predictions of solar photovoltaics installations probability using three ML models presented a consistent distribution pattern.

Is China's solar energy distribution mismatched with light resources and power demand?

The PV distribution is slightly mismatched with light resources and power demand in Chinese coastal provinces. Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy generation attracts considerable attention to archive carbon neutrality goals worldwide. Geospatial data describing the PV system based on satellite images are critical for PV deployment.