[HTML][HTML] A global assessment of the effects of solar farms on albedo, vegetation, and land surface temperature using remote sensing

Z Xu, Y Li, Y Qin, E Bach - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid development of solar energy worldwide has attracted increasing attention due to
its climatic and environmental impacts. Using MODIS data, we quantified the effects of solar …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing renewable energy efficiency and policies: A combined analysis of LMDI, super-SBM, and fieldwork in Qinghai, China

N Nyangchak - Energy for Sustainable Development, 2024 - Elsevier
The significance of renewable energy as a pivotal green industry in decarbonizing the
global economy and addressing the climate change is profound. The rise of China's regional …

Modelling solar photovoltaic systems on dairy farms for cost savings and GHG emission reduction

J Dean, E Vogel, F Murphy - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Rising on-farm electricity demand, coupled with surge in electricity prices, has increased
costs associated with milk production. Additionally, the use of grid electricity with a high …

Selection of photovoltaic panels based on ranges of criteria weights and balanced assessment criteria

P Ziemba - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the share of PV (photovoltaic) panels in the generation of renewable energy
has been dynamically growing. During this time, the Polish government introduced …

Can Solar Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation Policies Reduce Carbon Emissions and Increase Income in China?

Y Zhou, H Wang, Z Liu, N Bhattarai… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
China implemented a solar photovoltaic (PV) poverty alleviation (PVPA) policy of building
nearly 0.24 million PVPA power plants in 2014–2020 to fight poverty. However, our current …

Quantifying the potential triple benefits of photovoltaic energy development in reducing emissions, restoring ecological resource, and alleviating poverty in China

F Lyu, J Wu, Z Yu, C Gong, HJ Di, Y Pan - Resources, Conservation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
China has set ambitious carbon neutrality goals and is actively developing photovoltaic (PV)
energy. The construction of PV stations could have impacts on the land surface and …

Greenness change associated with construction and operation of photovoltaic solar energy in China

X Li, Z He, S Xia, Y Yang - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is considered as a promising solution to mitigate the
environmental costs associated with the use of fossil fuels. However, the environmental …

Mapping the carbon mitigation potential of photovoltaic development in the Gobi and desert regions of China

X Lyu, X Li, C Zhang, D Dang, K Wang, A Lou - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The sunny, sparsely populated sand, gravel, and other desert regions known as the Gobi
and desert regions (GDRs) have significant advantages and enormous potential in the …

Photovoltaic systems promote grassland restoration by coordinating water and nutrient uptake, transport and utilization

S Zhang, J Gong, W Zhang, X Dong, Y Hu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The extensive use of fossil fuels puts ecological and economic coordinated development at
risk. Photovoltaic systems relieve the pressure of resource extraction and energy generation …

Temporal variations and driving mechanisms of carbon and water fluxes in desert photovoltaic ecosystems

H Chen, W Wu, C Li, G Lu, D Ye, C Ma, L Ren, G Li - Renewable Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Under the influence of large-scale desert photovoltaic development, a distinctive desert
photovoltaic ecosystem (DPES) emerges through interactions between biological …