生态太阳能发电对微气候,温度和土壤水分的影响,在一个温暖的沙漠中的面板阵列间隙中
Juan Pinos1, Seth M Munson2, Claire C Karban2
1School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Journal of environmental management
|December 25, 2025
概括
沙漠中的生态太阳能设施可以降低蒸发需求,增加土壤水分,使沙漠生态系统受益. 然而,活跃的太阳能电池板可能会增加白天的空气和土壤温度.
科学领域:
- 环境科学环境科学
- 可再生能源工程是可再生能源的工程.
- 沙漠生态 沙漠生态
背景情况:
- 太阳能开发正在美国西南部温暖的沙漠中扩大.
- 生态电力旨在平衡能源发电与生态系统的保护.
- 太阳双子计划利用莫哈维沙漠的新型生态电力实践.
研究的目的:
- 评估生态发电设施对微气候,温度和土壤水分的环境影响.
- 为了比较太阳双子座项目内部的条件与相邻的不受干扰的沙漠地区.
- 评估季节,土壤深度和太阳能电池板运行对环境参数的影响.
主要方法:
- 从2023年6月到2025年2月,对微气候,温度和土壤湿度进行了监测.
- 在生态电力设施和控制沙漠站点之间进行了比较.
- 收集了不同季节,土壤深度和太阳能电池板运行状态 (活跃与非活跃,太阳能跟踪与固定) 的数据.
主要成果:
- 该设施的太阳辐射,风速和蒸发需求比周围的沙漠要低,特别是当面板积极跟踪时.
- 空气温度平均相似,但在活动时,该设施内的白天温度较高,夜间温度较低.
- 由于阴影,土壤表面温度在早上/晚上较低,但整个土壤温度 (0-15厘米) 在设施内始终较高. 在该设施内,土壤湿度显著更高.
结论:
- 生态电能设施可以减少蒸发需求并增加土壤水分,可能有利于沙漠动植物.
- 活跃的太阳能电池板可以导致白天空气和土壤表面温度的增加,以及持续的土壤变暖.
- 研究结果为优化生态电池在干旱环境中的设计和管理提供了关键数据.
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