What is the greening trend of PV power stations?

The desert vegetation in the deployment area of PV power stations presented a significant greening trend. Compared to 2010, the greening area reached 30.80 km 2, accounting for 30% of the total area of PV power stations.

Do PV power stations green desert vegetation?

Overall, the greening area of all deserts is much larger than the degradation area, indicating an overall greening trend of desert vegetation after the PV power stations deployment. From 2011 to 2018, the greening area within the range of PV power stations increased to 30.8 km 2 substantially, with the largest greening area in 2016 (31.9 km 2).

Does PV power station deployment promote desert greening in China?

In general, the desert greening (with a significant increase in vegetation) in China from PV power station deployment is largely promoted by the policy-driven Photovoltaic Desert Control Projects. However, the human activities effects on vegetation are often superimposed on the long-term climate-driven variations.

What is a solar power station & how does it work?

In addition to bringing green energy to local people and industries, the solar power station also functions to control desertification and create income for local residents as they can grow plants and graze among and under the solar panels.

Is Greening a good idea for a substation project?

A substation project with a high level of greening may also have a better level of construction management, and such a project is often more likely to be funded by the government or the power grid company’s smart funding, thus obtaining a higher level of smartness, i.e., there may be an inverse causality problem in the model (1).

Should solar power stations be built in desert areas?

As renewable energy development is accelerating globally, more and more PV power stations are built in desert areas to meet the growing demand for sustainable energy (Kruitwagen et al., 2021; Li et al., 2018).