TY - JOUR
T1 - A photovoltaic ecosystem
T2 - improving atmospheric environment and fighting regional poverty
AU - Li, Yishu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - The world is facing two great challenges. One is the deterioration of the atmospheric environment caused by air pollution and climate change. The other is the regional poverty. This paper analyses how China deals with these two challenges with a large-scale extension of photovoltaics (PV), and reveals that a photovoltaic ecosystem (PVE) plays the most essential role in PV extension. PV power is one of the most promising clean energy without emissions of pollutants or CO2, but its wide application encountered practical difficulties. The PVE can simplify owners’ responsibilities along with improving project plan and operation to overcome the difficulties. It led China to the largest PV power producer and it keeps improving the atmospheric environment. China's PVE also provided an effective means to alleviate the regional poverty. It takes advantages of sunlight and land resources in poor areas to produce wealth. Millions of people have been lifted out of poverty since 2015 by PVE. This innovative PVE inspires the world. If it can be extended to other countries, it will make significant contribution to the improvement of atmospheric environment and the reduction of poverty.
AB - The world is facing two great challenges. One is the deterioration of the atmospheric environment caused by air pollution and climate change. The other is the regional poverty. This paper analyses how China deals with these two challenges with a large-scale extension of photovoltaics (PV), and reveals that a photovoltaic ecosystem (PVE) plays the most essential role in PV extension. PV power is one of the most promising clean energy without emissions of pollutants or CO2, but its wide application encountered practical difficulties. The PVE can simplify owners’ responsibilities along with improving project plan and operation to overcome the difficulties. It led China to the largest PV power producer and it keeps improving the atmospheric environment. China's PVE also provided an effective means to alleviate the regional poverty. It takes advantages of sunlight and land resources in poor areas to produce wealth. Millions of people have been lifted out of poverty since 2015 by PVE. This innovative PVE inspires the world. If it can be extended to other countries, it will make significant contribution to the improvement of atmospheric environment and the reduction of poverty.
KW - Air pollution
KW - China
KW - Climate problem
KW - PV ecosystem
KW - Regional poverty
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059336993&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.techfore.2018.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.techfore.2018.12.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059336993
SN - 0040-1625
VL - 140
SP - 69
EP - 79
JO - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
JF - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
ER -
