The eastern region has great accumulated photovoltaic electricity potential, which is 3.21 times that of the western region. Rooftop photovoltaic system plays an important role in solar energy power generation especially in urban. In this paper, we present an assessment method for the PV power generation potential of rooftop in China.
In terms of power generation potential, Charlie et al. (2023) predicted the installed capacity potential and power generation capacity of the rooftop distributed photovoltaic power generation system of rural residential buildings in China, and the results showed that under a positive scenario, the total installed capacity potential was about 696GW.
The rooftop photovoltaic generation will be closed to half of the electricity generation of China mainland in 2020. The eastern region has great accumulated photovoltaic electricity potential, which is 3.21 times that of the western region. Rooftop photovoltaic system plays an important role in solar energy power generation especially in urban.
The research underscores the significant role of rooftop PV in achieving China’s energy and climate goals in its northwestern urban centers. In China, more than 75% of electricity is still generated using "dirty" coal, resulting in substantial emissions of NO x, CO 2, and SO 2 into the environment.
Rooftop solar PV installations in China may surge in the next three years as the country goes through a green energy transition and plans to make renewable energy a key cornerstone in the country's path to a greener economy, a recent research report said.
A high-resolution solar photovoltaic potential map of China utilizes the open dataset and one novel neural network model. The data are stated by provinces and cities showing the regional differences. The rooftop photovoltaic generation will be closed to half of the electricity generation of China mainland in 2020.