Is there a spatiotemporal pattern of PV power in China?

Although these studies helped reveal the spatiotemporal pattern of PV power in China, most of them were performed using a single PV model and/or the radiation data with coarse resolution in both space and time, and as a result, showed large discrepancies in their estimates.

Does cloud influence PV power potential in China?

Such a pattern represents the trend of PV power (Fig. S14a) and solar radiation (Fig. S14b) during 2016–2019, which is mainly regulated by the tendency of cloud (Fig. S14c) rather than that of AOD (Fig. S14d). It confirms again that the perturbations of cloud dominate the variability of PV power potential in China.

What is the spatial heterogeneity of solar energy resource in China?

The solar energy resource shows distinct spatial heterogeneity in China. High energy resource is in the west with a regional maximum above 2000 kWh m −2 over the Tibetan Plateau (Fig. 1 a).

Is a freestanding hybrid film suitable for solar power generation?

Solar energy fits well with the increasing demand for clean sustainable energy. This paper describes a freestanding hybrid film composed of a conductive metal–organic framework layered on cellulose nanofibres which enables efficient solar power generation.

Will China's PV production increase in 2060?

In contrast to the PV production of 0.26 PWh in 2020, results suggest that China’s technical potential will increase from 99.2 PWh in 2020 to 146.1 PWh in 2060 along with technical advances, and the national average power price could decrease from 4.9 to 0.4 US cents/kWh during the same period.

Is solar dominance possible in 2050?

Notably, with solar prices far below alternatives, higher learning rates have a small effect on diffusion. Overall, in 72% of the simulations done for robustness testing, solar makes up more than 50% of power generation in 2050. This suggests that solar dominance is not only possible but also likely.