Distributed photovoltaic energy storage policy

Can distributed photovoltaic energy storage systems drive decarbonization efforts in China?

Distributed photovoltaic energy storage systems (DPVES) offer a proactive means of harnessing green energy to drive the decarbonization efforts of China's manufacturing sector. Capacity planning for these systems in manufacturing enterprises requires additional consideration such as carbon price and load management.

Why is China developing distributed solar photovoltaics?

Development of distributed solar photovoltaics mainly benefited from the incentive policies in China. Currently the cost of PV power generation is still higher than traditional energy sources. China's PV industry is incapable of competing in the energy market without policy intervention.

How to plan a distributed PV system?

Distributed PV systems on various kinds of urban and rural public facilities are applied. PV generation is taken as an important element on planning and design of the new buildings. To make good planning for distributed PV application, both the roof area and electricity load should be considered.

Is distributed PV power generation a good idea?

Distributed PV power generation remains in its infancy whose development mainly relies on policy support. Economic benefit is still a main factor to restrict the development of solar power generation. In recent years, the efficiency of distributed PV has continued to improve and the price of PV components has also been reduced.

What are the technical support policies for distributed PV power generation in China?

The technology support is a very important content of policies for distributed PV power generation in China. The central government repeatedly emphasizes to enhance technical innovation, strengthen the supporting smart-grid technology, etc (Table 4). Table 4. Technical support policies. Source: , .

Does a distributed PV system improve economic performance?

The impacts of relevant policy variables such as subsidies, benchmark price, electricity price and tax on economic performance of distributed PV system are discussed. The results show that distributed PV system with high generation efficiency has produced good economic benefit in both two scenarios under China's current policies.