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On Spatial Distribution and Determinants of Urban Photovoltaic Utilization in China

  • Alin Lin
  • , Ming Lu*
  • , Can Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Heilongjiang Cold Region Architectural Science Key Laboratory

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Abstract

In recent years, many countries, including China, have been actively promoting the construction of 'new energy cities'. China's solar radiation resources are good in general, moreover, photovoltaic utilization had a rapid development these years. This paper studies the spatial distribution characteristics of urban photovoltaic utilization basing on the analysis of the current situation of the application of urban photovoltaic projects in China. The influencing factors of spatial distribution difference is analyzed by SPSS software, which include four aspects: the solar radiation resource, the economic environment of cities, government policy and regional difference of photovoltaic enterprises. The results show that the spatial distribution difference of China's urban photovoltaic utilization is spatial non-uniformity. The most important influencing factor of spatial distribution is policy from government, followed by market environment and urban economic development conditions, which all show a strong positive correlation. This paper aims at providing a reference for the comprehensive evaluation and policy making of China's urban photovoltaic utilization in the future, which is based on the statistical research and analysis of the data. .

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)470-479
Number of pages10
JournalEnergy Procedia
Volume134
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event9th International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings, SEB 2017 - Chania, Crete, Greece
Duration: 5 Jul 20177 Jul 2017

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

  • Influence factors
  • SPSS
  • Spatial distribution
  • Temporal distribution
  • Urban photovoltaic utilization

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