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NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2103471118
关键词
solar photovoltaic power; electricity potential; economic competitiveness; solar plus storage
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [72025401, 71974108, 71690244]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [BX2021148]
- Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar Program [2021SM014]
- Tsinghua University-Inditex Sustainable Development Fund
- Office of the President of Harvard University
- Harvard Global Institute to the Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy and Environment
This study analyzes the spatiotemporal evolution of solar photovoltaic potentials in China from 2020 to 2060, with results showing an increase in technical potential and a decrease in national average power price. The cost advantage of solar PV combined with storage could potentially provide a significant amount of grid-compatible electricity by 2060, offering a cheaper and more grid-compatible alternative to coal-fired power for China and other countries.
As the world's largest CO2 emitter, China's ability to decarbonize its energy system strongly affects the prospect of achieving the 1.5 degrees C limit in global, average surface-temperature rise. Understanding technically feasible, cost-competitive, and grid-compatible solar photovoltaic (PV) power potentials spatiotemporally is critical for China's future energy pathway. This study develops an integrated model to evaluate the spatiotemporal evolution of the technology-economic-grid PV potentials in China during 2020 to 2060 under the assumption of continued cost degression in line with the trends of the past decade. The model considers the spatialized technical constraints, up-to-date economic parameters, and dynamic hourly interactions with the power grid. 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. About 78.6% (79.7 PWh) of China's technical potential will realize price parity to coal-fired power in 2021, with price parity achieved nationwide by 2023. The cost advantage of solar PV allows for coupling with storage to generate cost-competitive and grid compatible electricity. The combined systems potentially could supply 7.2 PWh of grid-compatible electricity in 2060 to meet 43.2% of the country's electricity demand at a price below 2.5 US cents/kWh. The findings highlight a crucial energy transition point, not only for China but for other countries, at which combined solar power and storage systems become a cheaper alternative to coal-fired electricity and a more grid-compatible option.
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