Fire hazard associated with different types of photovoltaic power plants: Effect of vegetation management
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F22%3A43921395" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/22:43921395 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112491" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112491</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112491" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.rser.2022.112491</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Fire hazard associated with different types of photovoltaic power plants: Effect of vegetation management
Original language description
Synanthropic vegetation occurs at sites of photovoltaic power plants, where vegetation management is typically ignored, and can have adverse effects on photovoltaic panels as they increase fire hazards. Most scientific papers related to the installation and operation of solar power plants do not address the impact of photovoltaic power plants on vegetation and the associated fire hazards; grasslands, where photovoltaic power plants are usually located, have abundant grass that is highly flammable. This study was conducted in the South Moravian region of the Czech Republic to monitor and quantify the occurrence of plant species at sites where two different types of photovoltaic panels were installed. It was hypothesized that different types of photovoltaic panels are associated with different types of vegetation. Vegetation was assessed using phytocoenological relevés. The vegetation was controlled by grazing sheep and mowing around photovoltaic panels. The results of this study indicated that stationary photovoltaic panels create favourable conditions for species that increase fire hazards. Fire hazards can be reduced using grazing or mowing and removal of biomass. Using rotating photovoltaic panels, combined with sheep grazing, is more effective for promoting vegetation that reduces the chances of fire. This study highlights that photovoltaic power plants represent a renewable and sustainable energy source; however, different types of photovoltaic panels are associated with different vegetation types. To eliminate fire hazards, it is necessary to employ suitable methods of vegetation management (e.g., grazing by animals). Furthermore, combining an appropriate method of vegetation management with rotating photovoltaic panels will further reduce fire hazards.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20701 - Environmental and geological engineering, geotechnics
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/LTC20001" target="_blank" >LTC20001: Fire effects on soils</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
ISSN
1364-0321
e-ISSN
1879-0690
Volume of the periodical
162
Issue of the periodical within the volume
July
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
112491
UT code for WoS article
000799590900005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85129569109