Smart Evaluation of Sustainability of Photovoltaic Projects in the Context of Carbon Neutrality Target

Wei Ding, Xuguang Zhao, Weigao Meng () and Haichao Wang
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Wei Ding: Long Yuan (Beijing) Wind Power Engineering & Consulting Co., Ltd., Beijing 100034, China
Xuguang Zhao: Long Yuan (Beijing) Wind Power Engineering & Consulting Co., Ltd., Beijing 100034, China
Weigao Meng: School of Urban Geology and Engineering, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang 050031, China
Haichao Wang: Long Yuan (Beijing) Wind Power Engineering & Consulting Co., Ltd., Beijing 100034, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 22, 1-18

Abstract: To support the sustainable development of photovoltaic (PV) projects in the context of the carbon neutrality aim, a scientific and reliable evaluation technique is crucial. In this research, an AdaBoost-LS-WSVM intelligent evaluation model built on the Spark platform is suggested to increase evaluation accuracy and timeliness. Firstly, the sustainability evaluation index system of PV projects is constructed from five levels: geographic resource sustainability, technical sustainability, economic sustainability, social sustainability, and environmental sustainability in the context of the carbon neutrality target. Then, the AdaBoost-LS-WSVM intelligent evaluation model with Spark as the platform is constructed, and the wavelet kernel function is applied to the LSSVM model to form the LS-WSVM regression model with stronger nonlinear fitting ability. The learning and training of training samples are completed by the AdaBoost model, and multiple weak LS-WSVM regressors are weighted to get a strong LS-WSVM regressor. The regression model is used for assessing the sustainability of PV projects on Spark Big Data runtime platform. Lastly, the scientific accuracy and reliability of the proposed model is confirmed by a case study, which facilitates a timely and effective assessment of the sustainability of PV projects in the context of carbon neutrality target and can provide scientific and reasonable decision support for the construction of a sustainable development model of PV projects.

Keywords: carbon neutral; photovoltaic projects; sustainability; smart evaluation; spark; AdaBoost; LS-WSVM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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