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"Big gigawatt-scale solar PV projects planned for China’s Gobi Desert and other
arid regions could have significant positive climate impacts such as reducing
evaporation and wind speeds, according to Chinese scientists.
A number of large-scale solar PV projects are already planned to be built in
China’s massive Gobi Desert and other arid regions.
The first of these projects, a 1GW solar farm in the Tengger Desert in the
Ningxia Hui autonomous region, was brought online at the end of April and is
expected to generate 1.8 billion kilowatt-hours each year, equivalent to the
power demand of 1.5 million households.
However, researchers from the National Climate Centre of China Meteorological
Administration (CMA) in Beijing have also determined that such large-scale PV
projects could result in positive change in the region.
Specifically, the researchers believe that projected solar PV deployment in
China’s desert regions could lead to not only lower carbon emissions, but also
favourable climate effects such as lower evaporation and wind speeds.
The findings were published in a recent study in the journal
Solar Energy.
According to the scientists, the PV-induced climate effects could contribute
significantly to improving ecological conditions in the Gobi Deserts.
Moreover, the scientists believe that the local climate impacts could be
equivalent to, if not stronger, than those caused by climate change."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
