Life-Cycle Land-Use Requirement for PV in Vietnam

Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Maurizio Cellura, Le Quyen Luu, Maria Anna Cusenza, Ninh Nguyen Quang and Nam Hoai Nguyen
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Eleonora Riva Sanseverino: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed.9, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Maurizio Cellura: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed.9, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Le Quyen Luu: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed.9, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Maria Anna Cusenza: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed.9, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Ninh Nguyen Quang: Institute of Energy Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam
Nam Hoai Nguyen: Institute of Energy Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 10072, Vietnam

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: Over the last 15 years, photovoltaics (PV) in Vietnam has experienced development. The increased installed capacity of PV requires more land for installation sites as well as for manufacturing the plants’ component and waste treatment during the plants’ decommissioning. As a developing country, in which more than 80% of the population’s livelihood depends on agriculture, there are concerns about the competition of land for agriculture and solar development. This paper estimates the life-cycle land-use requirement for PV development in Vietnam, to provide the scientific-based evidence for policy makers on the quantity of land required, so that the land budget can be suitably allocated. The direct land-use requirement for PV ranges from 3.7 to 6.7 m 2 MWh ?1 year, and the total fenced area is 7.18 to 8.16 m 2 MWh ?1 year. Regarding the life-cycle land use, the land occupation is 241.85 m 2 a and land transformation is 16.17 m 2 per MWh. Most of the required land area is for the installation of the PV infrastructure, while the indirect land use of the background process is inconsiderable.

Keywords: land use; life cycle thinking and photovoltaic system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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