Solar energy development impacts on land cover change and protected areas
RR Hernandez, MK Hoffacker… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Decisions determining the use of land for energy are of exigent concern as land scarcity, the
need for ecosystem services, and demands for energy generation have concomitantly
increased globally. Utility-scale solar energy (USSE)[ie,≥ 1 megawatt (MW)] development
requires large quantities of space and land; however, studies quantifying the effect of USSE
on land cover change and protected areas are limited. We assessed siting impacts of> 160
USSE installations by technology type [photovoltaic (PV) vs. concentrating solar power …
need for ecosystem services, and demands for energy generation have concomitantly
increased globally. Utility-scale solar energy (USSE)[ie,≥ 1 megawatt (MW)] development
requires large quantities of space and land; however, studies quantifying the effect of USSE
on land cover change and protected areas are limited. We assessed siting impacts of> 160
USSE installations by technology type [photovoltaic (PV) vs. concentrating solar power …
Solar Energy Development Impacts on Land-Cover Change and Protected Areas
MK Hoffacker, RR Hernandez… - AGU Fall Meeting …, 2015 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Decisions determining the use of land for energy are of exigent concern as land scarcity, the
need for ecosystem services, and demands for energy generation have concomitantly
increased globally. Utility-scale solar energy (USSE; ie,≥ 1 megawatt [MW]) development
requires large quantities of space and land; however, studies quantifying the effect of USSE
on land-cover change and protected areas are limited. We assessed siting impacts of> 160
USSE installations by technology type (photovoltaic [PV] vs. concentrating solar power …
need for ecosystem services, and demands for energy generation have concomitantly
increased globally. Utility-scale solar energy (USSE; ie,≥ 1 megawatt [MW]) development
requires large quantities of space and land; however, studies quantifying the effect of USSE
on land-cover change and protected areas are limited. We assessed siting impacts of> 160
USSE installations by technology type (photovoltaic [PV] vs. concentrating solar power …
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