Portal:Solar

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Welcome to the Solar Section

Technological Aspects

Solar Energy
Solar Thermal Technologies
Solar Electric Technologies
     • Photovoltaics
        • Solar Cells and Modules
        • Module Mounting Structures
        • Wiring and Fitting
        • Batteries
        • Charge Controllers
Planning, Installation and Maintenance of Solar Systems
Solar Home Systems
Solar Hybrid Systems
Lamps and Electric Appliances
Cooking with Sun

Institutional Set-Up

International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy
Typical National Institutions relevant for Solar Energy

Policy Framework

Typical Regulations for the Installation and Operation of Solar Systems
Feed-in Policies
Advocacy for Solar Energy at national and local level
Upscaling mechanisms for Solar Energy
Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy Measures (national budget, rural energy/lectrification funds, donors, …)

Operation and Business Models

Local Production/Assembling/Trading Capacity for Solar Energy Technologies (technical and management capacity)
Transfer of Technology (incl. licensing issue)
Promotion of Local Planning / Design Capacities
Promotion of Commercial Products
Marketing
Quality Management
Distribution System
Metering and Billing Systems (metering, flat-rate / limiters, pre-payment)
Tariffs
Modes of Operation of Bigger Systems (public, private, community-based, …)
Operator Models / Business Set-Up

Financing Models

Overview
Grants, Subsidies
Study: Subsidies for Solar Home Systems (German)
Soft Loans
Commercial Loans
Venture Capital
Involvment of MFIs for RE Technologies

Social and Environmental Impacts of Rural Electrification Schemes

Monitoring (socio-economic studies, baseline studies, …)
Conflict-Sensitive Project Design (incl. household selection, tariffs, cross-subsidization)
Social Implications of Load Management
Integration of Gender Issues
Consumer Awareness and Communication
Environmental Impact Assessments
Disposal/Recycling of Batteries and other Solar Energy Components
Recycling of PV batteries

Climate change-related issues

CDM, Bundling, CDM Programme of Activities
Climate Proofing of Projects
Technology Transfer and UNFCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

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Projects

Library

External Links

Discussions

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-*[http://www.iea-pvps.org/ International Energy Agency - Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme]
 *[http://www.polarpowerinc.com/info/operation20/operation20.htm Polar Power Inc. (Description of different&nbsp;PV Systems)]
 *[http://pvcdrom.pveducation.org/ PVCDROM (Educational web site about photovoltaics)]
 *[http://go.worldbank.org/Y20OGSRGH0 RE Toolkit (The World Bank)]
 *[http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Solar_Cooking_Archive_Wiki Solar Cooking Wiki]
+*[http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/apps/radmonth.php?lang=en&map=africa Solar irradiation data (Africa, Mediterranean)]
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