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DOI	10.1016/j.renene.2022.05.059
	Using renewable (solar) energy as a sustainable management pathway of lands highly sensitive to degradation in Romania. A countrywide analysis based on exploring the geographical and technical solar potentials
	Pravalie, Remus; Sirodoev, Igor; Ruiz-Arias, Jose; Dumitrascu, Monica
通讯作者	Pravalie, R
来源期刊	RENEWABLE ENERGY
ISSN	0960-1481
EISSN	1879-0682
出版年	2022
卷号	193 页码:976-990
英文摘要	Solar power is a major pillar of renewable energy, but there isa complicated dilemma on harvesting solar energy across extensive lands without affecting their agricultural potential. This dilemma could be addressed by developing solar energy systems in areas highly prone to land degradation, which are less feasible for agricultural crops and consequently preferred locations for solar electricity generation. In this context, the present study aims to investigate, for the first time, the feasibility of solar energy harvesting in lands that are highly sensitive to degradation in Romania, starting from the hypothesis that these lands with poor agro-ecological productivity can be a sustainable pathway for large-scale development of photovoltaic power. In line with this goal, complex and high-resolution data on solar energy and land degradation sensitivity were used, which were processed for modelling the key geographical and technical potentials of solar power. By investigating the solar electricity resources of lands critically exposed to degradation and feasible (without environmental constraints) for solar energy development, it was found that Romania holds a vast photovoltaic power potential, by far theoretically capable of meeting all the country's electrical needs. Quantitatively, the total solar energy potential that can be harvested annually from the critical landscapes reaches 1978 TWh, which is over thirty/forty times more than the annual mean electricity production (~63 TWh)/consumption (~47 TWh), recorded nationally in the past decade, from all renewable and non-renewable sources. This entire solar potential stretches across ~30000 km(2) (13% of the country) of lands with high degradative conditions, but which are geographically and ecologically suitable for solar applications. These findings can be useful for strengthening the country's energy security, for a sustainable management of national lands highly exposed to degradation, and for a more efficient implementation of several Sustainable Development Goals in Romania.(C) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
英文关键词	Solar energy Land degradation Sensitivity Photovoltaic systems Electricity Spatial assessment Romania
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000810219400007
WOS关键词	GIS-BASED APPROACH ; DESERTIFICATION RISK ; REGIONAL-SCALE ; WATER-DEFICIT ; GENERATION ; SUSCEPTIBILITY ; SOUTHERN ; PRODUCTIVITY ; TRANSITION ; SYSTEM
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Energy & Fuels
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Energy & Fuels
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/394268
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Pravalie, Remus,Sirodoev, Igor,Ruiz-Arias, Jose,et al. Using renewable (solar) energy as a sustainable management pathway of lands highly sensitive to degradation in Romania. A countrywide analysis based on exploring the geographical and technical solar potentials[J],2022,193:976-990.
APA	Pravalie, Remus,Sirodoev, Igor,Ruiz-Arias, Jose,&Dumitrascu, Monica.(2022).Using renewable (solar) energy as a sustainable management pathway of lands highly sensitive to degradation in Romania. A countrywide analysis based on exploring the geographical and technical solar potentials.RENEWABLE ENERGY,193,976-990.
MLA	Pravalie, Remus,et al."Using renewable (solar) energy as a sustainable management pathway of lands highly sensitive to degradation in Romania. A countrywide analysis based on exploring the geographical and technical solar potentials".RENEWABLE ENERGY 193(2022):976-990.