Mapping the optimal regions for wind farm construction in China

IF 11.2 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Resources Conservation and Recycling Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI:10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108455

Dazhi Yang , Xuyang Zhang , Wei Song

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Abstract

Against the backdrop of accelerating global energy transition, wind energy has emerged as a strategically critical clean energy source, yet its deployment confronts dual challenges of suboptimal site selection efficiency and multifaceted environmental constraints. This research addresses the inherent limitations of unidimensional siting methodologies through the development of an innovative multi-factor coupled assessment framework. By synthesizing multidimensional geospatial datasets spanning nature reserves, land use patterns, wind resource availability, transportation infrastructure, and grid connectivity, a comprehensive evaluation system was established. This system quantitatively integrates five critical dimensions: wind energy generation potential, demographic-economic electricity demand profiles, transportation network accessibility, power transmission capacity, and geomorphological characteristics. The proposed model achieves unprecedented macro-scale synergistic optimization of these interdependent factors, systematically elucidating the spatial configuration patterns of wind farm suitability across China. Furthermore, it provides a novel decision-support mechanism for scientifically-based site selection processes.

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绘制中国风电场建设的最佳区域

在全球能源转型加速的背景下，风能已成为具有重要战略意义的清洁能源，但其部署面临着选址效率不佳和多方面环境约束的双重挑战。本研究通过开发一种创新的多因素耦合评估框架，解决了单维选址方法的固有局限性。通过综合自然保护区、土地利用格局、风能资源可得性、交通基础设施和电网连通性等多维地理空间数据集，构建了综合评价体系。该系统定量地整合了五个关键维度：风能发电潜力、人口经济电力需求概况、交通网络可达性、电力传输能力和地貌特征。该模型对这些相互依存的因素进行了前所未有的宏观协同优化，系统地阐明了中国风电场适宜性的空间格局。此外，它还为科学的选址过程提供了一种新的决策支持机制。

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Resources Conservation and Recycling 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

22.90

自引率

6.10%

发文量

625

审稿时长

23 days

期刊介绍： The journal Resources, Conservation & Recycling welcomes contributions from research, which consider sustainable management and conservation of resources. The journal prioritizes understanding the transformation processes crucial for transitioning toward more sustainable production and consumption systems. It highlights technological, economic, institutional, and policy aspects related to specific resource management practices such as conservation, recycling, and resource substitution, as well as broader strategies like improving resource productivity and restructuring production and consumption patterns. Contributions may address regional, national, or international scales and can range from individual resources or technologies to entire sectors or systems. Authors are encouraged to explore scientific and methodological issues alongside practical, environmental, and economic implications. However, manuscripts focusing solely on laboratory experiments without discussing their broader implications will not be considered for publication in the journal.