A research team established in Beijing has analyzed the risk on typhoons experienced by solar farms in the coastal areas of China. It turned out that 84% of photovoltaic expansion occurred in areas with a low risk of typhoons.
About 16% of the photovoltaïschens used ChinaThe coastal areas of the coast are located in areas that are considered a high risk of typhoons, according to new research Led by a team of Beijing’s Chinese Academy of Sciences And the China Meteorological Administration.
The scientists used Landsat images to analyze spatial changes in the distribution of the sun into the coastal regions of the sun and to assess the potential impact of typhoon disasters.
The study area included 15 administrative regions on the coast of provincial level of China and discovered that from December 2023 these regions were organized collective around 1962.89 km2 of photovoltaïschen. This figure largely consisted of smaller installations, with sites of less than 0.5 km2 for 51% of the total surface area.
Provinces north of the Yangtze River accounted for around 70% of the coastal total, more than double the bet south of the river. Most solar installations of more than 1 km2 were concentrated in the northern provinces of Hebei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Tianjin and Zhejiang.
A typhonic risk assessment calculated that approximately 20% of Chinese coastal areas fall within high or extreme riskones. These areas, in particular identified around the East -Chinese Sea and the South Chinese Sea, turned out to be 16% of China’s photovoltaic fleet.
82.15% of the recent expansion of solar energy, on the other hand, appeared to be in regions with low to medium risk areas, so that the researchers are determined that current layout strategies are already taking into account typhrod threats.
In the conclusion of the research paper, the team recommends priority to offshore solar developments in the Bohai and Yellow Sea regions, while he is careful in the more dangerous eastern and southern coastal zones. “The spatial risk differentiation offers critical guidance for balancing renewable energy with climate feet in the coastal and marine environments of China,” the team added.
The findings are presented in the research paper Spatio-Temporal exposure of photovoltaic farms to typhonic disasters for sustainable development in the coastal regions of ChinaAvailable in the magazine Resources, environment and sustainability.
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