Following that, we identified the construction time of the PV power stations by identifying the turning points of the normalized construction land index (NDBI) time series from 1990–2022 using the LandTrendr method.
Check out the following criteria: Protected land. For a solar or battery storage development, your land should not usually be within a national park, nature reserve, area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) or site of special specific interest (SSSI) – though there may be exceptions in some cases.
In 2009, the installed capacity of agricultural PV power stations in China was less than 1 MW, and in 2014 it reached 1.18 GW. In 2022, the cumulative installed capacity of agricultural PV power stations in China has reached 12.416 GW .
Specifically, solar radiation, terrain conditions, meteorological conditions, land resources, and transportation should be taken into account to make reasonable spatial layout and management decisions for PV power stations.
Notably, in-depth studies spanning various land categories for PV applications remain limited. This research offers a comprehensive examination of China's land and water classification standards and policies, thoroughly investigating PV opportunities, its prevailing status, and challenges across diverse land types.
Visual interpretation is an accurate and easy-to-implement approach for identifying densely located PV power stations. However, it is time-consuming and laborious for large-scale mapping. Deep learning methods are suitable for large-scale and automatic mapping. Their data acquisition and computation are expensive.