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Ranisha: /* The IRENA Project Navigator */

2015-09-04T11:23:39Z

‎The IRENA Project Navigator

Manuela Guenther at 08:27, 10 June 2015

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Manuela Guenther at 10:05, 9 June 2015

2015-06-09T10:05:24Z

Ranisha: /* External Sources of Information for PV- Systems */

2015-06-03T13:02:01Z

‎External Sources of Information for PV- Systems

Manuela Guenther at 12:35, 3 June 2015

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Manuela Guenther at 12:28, 3 June 2015

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Manuela Guenther at 12:24, 3 June 2015

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Manuela Guenther at 12:19, 3 June 2015

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Manuela Guenther at 07:41, 29 May 2015

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Fungai Cecilia Sandamu: /* The IRENA Project Navigator */

2015-05-20T11:40:47Z

‎The IRENA Project Navigator

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 === The IRENA Project Navigator<br/> ===
-The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has recently launched the [https://navigator.irena.org Project Navigator], which aims to increase the percentage of successful renewable energy project proposals worldwide. The IRENA Project Navigator is a comprehensive platform to facilitate the effective development of renewable energy projects by providing project developers with the knowledge, tools, case studies and best practices needed to support the successful completion of their projects.The IRENA Project Navigator is divided into three sections:<br/>
+The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has recently launched the [https://navigator.irena.org Project Navigator], which aims to increase the percentage of successful renewable energy project proposals worldwide. The IRENA Project Navigator is a comprehensive platform to facilitate the effective development of renewable energy projects by providing project developers with the knowledge, tools, case studies and best practices needed to support the successful completion of their projects.The IRENA Project Navigator is divided into three sections:
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 &nbsp;The '''“Learning Section”''' allows users to learn about:<br/>
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 *Project Development Guidelines, which provides users with information on planning and implementation of renewable energy projects by offering tools, templates, examples and more importantly a clear and well-structured process.<br/>
 *Technical Concepts, which provides users information on specific renewable energy technologies, such as: Solar energy, Wind energy, Hydropower, Bioenergy, Ocean energy and Geothermal energy.<br/>
-*Examples and case studies e.g. project profiles, references or academic studies on renewable energy projects<br/>
+*Examples and case studies e.g. project profiles, references or academic studies on renewable energy projects
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-The '''“Financial Navigator”''' section also allows users to search for funding by renewable energy type and region, drawing from a database of funds available for project financing.<br/>
+The '''“Financial Navigator”''' section also allows users to search for funding by renewable energy type and region, drawing from a database of funds available for project financing.
 === External Sources of Information for PV- Systems<br/> ===

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-Different sources of information, such as internal -energypedia- information, or external sources, are listed below. <br/>
+Different sources of information, such as internal -energypedia- information, or external sources, are listed below.<br/>
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 Extensive data and information on renewable energy '''technologies''' and their productive use can be obtained from:<br/>
-*The technology specific portals: the [[Portal:Solar|Solar Portal]], the [[Portal:Hydro|Hydro Portal]], the [[Portal:Bioenergy|Bioenergy Portal]], the [[Biogas Library|Biogas Libraryand]] the [[Portal:Wind|Wind Portal]], which offer detailed onformation on the different technologies by means of&nbsp;case studies, country studies, concepts and literarture.<br/>
+*The technology specific portals: the [[Portal:Solar|Solar Portal]], the [[Portal:Hydro|Hydro Portal]], the [[Portal:Bioenergy|Bioenergy Portal]], the [[Biogas Library|Biogas Library and]] the [[Portal:Wind|Wind Portal]], which offer detailed onformation on the different technologies by means of&nbsp;case studies, country studies, concepts and literarture.<br/>
 *The [[Portal:Productive Use|Productive Use Portal]], which offers information, concepts, examples and literarture&nbsp;on the basics of productive use of renewable energy technologies.<br/>
 *The PoweringAg [[PoweringAg Technology Database|Technology Database]], which offers an overview of energy technologies that are applied in agricultural value chains, with the aim to offer alternatives to fossil fuel technologies.<br/>
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 Many promising renewable energy project ideas are not implemented due to a lack of knowledge or expertise on how to move them forward. Successful renewable energy projects are characterised by:<br/>
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-Providing an overview of data and information sources for the above named topics, this article attempts to facilitate the development of successful renewable energy projects.<br/>
+Different sources of information, such as internal -energypedia- information, or external sources, are listed below. <br/>
 = Internal Sources of Information<br/> =
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 Extensive data and information on renewable energy '''technologies''' and their productive use can be obtained from:<br/>
-*The technology specific portals: the [[Portal:Solar|Solar Portal]], the [[Portal:Hydro|Hydro Portal]], the [[Portal:Bioenergy|Bioenergy Portal]], the [[Biogas_Library|Biogas Library]]and the [[Portal:Wind|Wind Portal]], which offer detailed onformation on the different technologies by means of&nbsp;case studies, country studies, concepts and literarture.<br/>
+*The technology specific portals: the [[Portal:Solar|Solar Portal]], the [[Portal:Hydro|Hydro Portal]], the [[Portal:Bioenergy|Bioenergy Portal]], the [[Biogas Library|Biogas Libraryand]] the [[Portal:Wind|Wind Portal]], which offer detailed onformation on the different technologies by means of&nbsp;case studies, country studies, concepts and literarture.<br/>
 *The [[Portal:Productive Use|Productive Use Portal]], which offers information, concepts, examples and literarture&nbsp;on the basics of productive use of renewable energy technologies.<br/>
 *The PoweringAg [[PoweringAg Technology Database|Technology Database]], which offers an overview of energy technologies that are applied in agricultural value chains, with the aim to offer alternatives to fossil fuel technologies.<br/>
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 === External Sources of Information for PV- Systems<br/> ===
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 === External Sources of Information for PV- Systems<br/> ===
-An excellent&nbsp;source that offers an interactive way&nbsp;to learn about PV, from functional priciples to PV array set-up, can be <span>from on [http://pveducation.org/pvcdrom PV Education. org].&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Information on the most pressing issues with regard to PV- systems can be obtained from the [http://www.iea-pvps.org/ International Energy Agency's - Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme]. Data that allows estimating the energy yield of a PV-sytem&nbsp;can be obtained from the European Institute of Energy and Transport, which provides [http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/ Photovoltaic Geographical Information Systems (PVGIS)] with solar maps for the European and African continent. A good source for obtaining information on PV generation costs can be obtained from the Frauenhofer Institute and their study on [[:File:http://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/publications/veroeffentlichungen-pdf-dateien-en/studien-und-konzeptpapiere/study-levelized-cost-of-electricity-renewable-energies.pdf|Levelized Costs of Electricity: Renewable Energy technologies]] (2013).<br/>
+An excellent&nbsp;source that offers an interactive way&nbsp;to learn about PV, from functional priciples to PV array set-up, can be <span>from on [http://pveducation.org/pvcdrom PV Education. org].&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Information on the most pressing issues with regard to PV- systems can be obtained from the [http://www.iea-pvps.org/ International Energy Agency's - Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme]. Data that allows estimating the energy yield of a PV-sytem&nbsp;can be obtained from the European Institute of Energy and Transport, which provides [http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/ Photovoltaic Geographical Information Systems (PVGIS)] with solar maps for the European and African continent. A good source for obtaining information on PV generation costs can be obtained from the Frauenhofer Institute and their study on [http://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/publications/veroeffentlichungen-pdf-dateien-en/studien-und-konzeptpapiere/study-levelized-cost-of-electricity-renewable-energies.pdf Levelized Costs of Electricity: Renewable Energy technologies] (2013).<br/>
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 Extensive data and information on renewable energy '''technologies''' and their productive use can be obtained from:<br/>
-*The technology specific portals: the [[Portal:Solar|Solar Portal]], the [[Portal:Hydro|Hydro Portal]], the [[Portal:Bioenergy|Bioenergy Portal]], and the [[Portal:Wind|Wind Portal]], which offer detailed onformation on the different technologies by means of&nbsp;case studies, country studies, concepts and literarture.<br/>
+*The technology specific portals: the [[Portal:Solar|Solar Portal]], the [[Portal:Hydro|Hydro Portal]], the [[Portal:Bioenergy|Bioenergy Portal]], the [[Biogas_Library|Biogas Library]]and the [[Portal:Wind|Wind Portal]], which offer detailed onformation on the different technologies by means of&nbsp;case studies, country studies, concepts and literarture.<br/>
 *The [[Portal:Productive Use|Productive Use Portal]], which offers information, concepts, examples and literarture&nbsp;on the basics of productive use of renewable energy technologies.<br/>
 *The PoweringAg [[PoweringAg Technology Database|Technology Database]], which offers an overview of energy technologies that are applied in agricultural value chains, with the aim to offer alternatives to fossil fuel technologies.<br/>
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 === External Sources for PV<br/> ===
-An excellent&nbsp;source that offers an interactive way&nbsp;to learn about PV, from functional priciples to PV array set-up, can be <span style="font-family: &quot;calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: de; mso-fareast-language: en-us; mso-bidi-language: ar-sa;">from on [http://pveducation.org/pvcdrom PV Education. org].&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Information on the most pressing issues with regard to PV- systems can be obtained from the [http://www.iea-pvps.org/ International Energy Agency's - Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme]. Data that allows estimating the energy yield of a PV-sytem&nbsp;can be obtained from the European Institute of Energy and Transport, which provides [http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/ Photovoltaic Geographical Information Systems (PVGIS)] with solar maps for the European and African continent. <br/>
+An excellent&nbsp;source that offers an interactive way&nbsp;to learn about PV, from functional priciples to PV array set-up, can be <span>from on [http://pveducation.org/pvcdrom PV Education. org].&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Information on the most pressing issues with regard to PV- systems can be obtained from the [http://www.iea-pvps.org/ International Energy Agency's - Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme]. Data that allows estimating the energy yield of a PV-sytem&nbsp;can be obtained from the European Institute of Energy and Transport, which provides [http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/ Photovoltaic Geographical Information Systems (PVGIS)] with solar maps for the European and African continent. A good source for obtaining information on PV generation costs can be obtained from the Frauenhofer Institute and their study on [[:File:http://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/publications/veroeffentlichungen-pdf-dateien-en/studien-und-konzeptpapiere/study-levelized-cost-of-electricity-renewable-energies.pdf|Levelized Costs of Electricity: Renewable Energy technologies]] (2013). <br/>
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 *The technology specific portals: the [[Portal:Solar|Solar Portal]], the [[Portal:Hydro|Hydro Portal]], the [[Portal:Bioenergy|Bioenergy Portal]], and the [[Portal:Wind|Wind Portal]], which offer detailed onformation on the different technologies by means of&nbsp;case studies, country studies, concepts and literarture.<br/>
-*The [[Portal:Productive_Use|Productive Use Portal]], which offers information, concepts, examples and literarture&nbsp;on the basics of productive use of renewable energy technologies.<br/>
+*The [[Portal:Productive Use|Productive Use Portal]], which offers information, concepts, examples and literarture&nbsp;on the basics of productive use of renewable energy technologies.<br/>
-*The PoweringAg [[PoweringAg_Technology_Database|Technology Database]], which offers an overview of energy technologies that are applied in agricultural value chains, with the aim to offer alternatives to fossil fuel technologies.<br/>
+*The PoweringAg [[PoweringAg Technology Database|Technology Database]], which offers an overview of energy technologies that are applied in agricultural value chains, with the aim to offer alternatives to fossil fuel technologies.<br/>
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 Data and information on the '''financing''' of renewable energy projects can be obtained from:<br/>
-*the [[Portal:Financing_and_Funding|Financing and Funding Portal]], which offers an extensive overview of financial instruments, relevant policies, financial barriers, microfinance, and literature.<br/>
+*the [[Portal:Financing and Funding|Financing and Funding Portal]], which offers an extensive overview of financial instruments, relevant policies, financial barriers, microfinance, and literature.<br/>
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 To learn more about the IRENA Project Navigator and how best to use it, please join&nbsp;the [[Event - Webinar on the IRENA Project Navigator|webinar]]&nbsp;on 13 May 2015 at 02.00 pm CEST.<br/>
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-[[Category:Renewable_Energy]]
-[[Category:Project_Experiences]]
+=== External Sources for PV<br/> ===
 [[Category:Financing_and_Funding]]