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| | + | |:Portal:Solar|Solar Portal |
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| | + | == Welcome to the Solar Portal<br/> == |
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| − | {| width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" | + | '''Solar energy''' is the energy, the earth receives from the sun, primarily as visible light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. The '''solar portal''' provides an overview of the information on energypedia related to solar energy. Look for specific topics, latest articles or uploaded documents and announce upcoming events. |
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| + | === Overview on Solar Energy === |
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| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Technological Aspects'''</span><br></div>
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| − | *Fundamentals of Solar Energy<br>
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| − | *Solar Thermal Technologies
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| − | *Solar Electric Technologies
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| − | *Solar Cells and Modules
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| − | *Module Mounting Structures & Arrays
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| − | *Batteries, Charge Controllers
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| − | *Lamps and electric appliances
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| − | *Wiring and Fitting
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| − | *Solar Hybrid Systems
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| − | *Planning, Installation and Maintenance of Solar Systems
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| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Institutional Set-Up'''</span></div>
| + | *[[:File:SBC Energy Institute Solar PV FactBook.pdf|Solar Factbook]] |
| − | *International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy
| + | *[[PV system|Basics of PV system]] |
| − | *Typical National Institutions relevant for Solar Energy | + | |
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| + | === Technological Aspects of Solar Energy === |
| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Policy Framework'''</span></div>
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| − | *Typical Regulations for the Installation and Operation of Solar Systems
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| − | *Feed-in Policies
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| − | *Advocacy for Solar Energy at national and local level
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| − | *Upscaling mechanisms for Solar Energy
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| − | *Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy Measures (national budget, rural energy/lectrification funds, donors, …)
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| + | *[[Photovoltaic (PV)|Photovoltaic (PV)]]<br/> |
| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Operation and Business Models'''</span></div>
| + | *[[Solar Thermal Technologies|Solar Thermal Technologies]] |
| − | *Local Production/Assembling/Trading Capacity for Solar Energyt Technologies (technical and management capacity) | + | *[[Solar Electric Technologies|Solar Electric Technologies]] |
| − | *Transfer of Technology (incl. licensing issue) | + | *[[Solar Cells and Modules|Solar Cells and Modules]] |
| − | *Promotion of Local Planning / Design Capacities | + | *[[Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Solar Home Systems (SHS)]] |
| − | *Marketing | + | **[[Technical Standards for Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Technical Standards for SHS]] |
| − | *Quality Management | + | **[[:Category:Solar Home Systems (SHS)|All SHS Articles]] |
| − | *Distribution System | + | |
| − | *Metering and Billing Systems (metering, flat-rate / limiters, pre-payment)
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| − | *Tariffs | + | |
| − | *Modes of Operation of Bigger Systems (public, private, community-based, …) | + | |
| − | *Operator Models / Business Set-Up
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| − | |- | + | *[[Features of PicoPV Systems|PicoPV Systems]] |
| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Financing Models'''</span></div> | + | **[[PicoPV Test|PicoPV Test]] |
| − | *Grants, Subsidies | + | **[[PicoPV Field Tests|PicoPV Field Tests]] |
| − | *Soft Loans | + | **[[:Category:PicoPV|All PicoPV Articles]]<br/> |
| − | *Commercial Loans | + | |
| − | *Venture Capital | + | |
| − | *Involvment of MFIs, Commercial Banks, Governmental financial Institutions
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| − | |- | + | *[[Solar Hybrid Systems|Solar Hybrid Systems]]<span dir="auto"></span> |
| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Social and Environmental Impacts of Rural Electrification Schemes'''</span></div>
| + | *[[:Category:Battery Charging Systems|Solar Batteries]] |
| − | *Monitoring (socio-economic studies, baseline studies, …) | + | *[[:Category:Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)|Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)]] |
| − | *Conflict-Sensitive Project Design (incl. household selection, tariffs, cross-subsidization) | + | *[[Solar PV in hot climate zones|Solar PV in Hot Climate Zones]] |
| − | *Social Implications of Load Management | + | |
| − | *Integration of Gender Issues
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| − | *Consumer Awareness and Communication
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| − | *Environmental Impact Assessments
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| − | *Disposal/Recycling of Batteries and other Solar Energy Components
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| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Climate change-related issues'''</span></div>
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| − | *CDM, Bundling, CDM Programme of Activities
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| − | *Climate Proofing of Projects
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| − | *Technology Transfer and UNFCCC
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| − | <br> | + | === Financing, Business & Operation Models of Solar Energy<br/> === |
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| − | |} | + | *[[Solar Home Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Solar Home Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models]] |
| | + | *[[Solar Hybrid Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Solar Hybrid Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models]] |
| | + | *[[Fee-For-Service or Pay-As-You-Go Concepts for Photovoltaic Systems|Fee-For-Service or Pay-As-You-Go Concepts for PV Systems]] |
| | + | *[[Market Trends in the PicoPV Sector and the Role of Development Cooperation|Market Trends in the PicoPV Sector and the Role of Development Cooperation]] |
| | + | *[[PicoPV Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Financing PicoPV]] |
| | + | *[[Microfinance#Microfinance for RE Projects|Microfinance for Renewable energy]] |
| | + | *[[Import of Energy Products|Import of Solar Energy Products]] |
| | + | *[[Business Operation Models for Solar Home Systems (SHS)|PV Business Model]] |
| | + | *[[Solar - Marketing|Solar Marketing]]<br/> |
| | + | *[[End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-Grid Solar Sector|End-of-Life Management of Batteries in the Off-grid Solar Sector]] |
| | + | *[[After Sales Service for Solar Systems|After Sales Service]]<br/> |
| | + | *[[Quality Management for Photovoltaic Implementation|Quality Management]] |
| | + | *[[Consumer Awareness and Communication Regarding Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Consumer Awareness of Solar Home Systems]] |
| | + | *[[:Category:Financing Solar|All Articles on Financing Solar Energy]] |
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| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Frequently Asked Questions'''</span></div>
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| − | *[[SolarFaQ|read more...]]
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| + | === Policy Framework for Solar Energy<br/> === |
| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Projects'''</span>[[EnDev-Benin stoves|<br>]]</div>
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| − | *[[EnDev-Bolivia|Bolivia]]
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| − | *[[EnDev-Ethiopia r.e.|Ethiopia]]
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| − | *[[EnDev-Mali|Mali]]
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| − | *[[EnDev-Senegal|Senegal]]
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| − | *[[EnDev-Bangladesh|Bangladesh]]
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| + | *[[International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy|International Organisations Dealing with Solar Energy]] |
| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Library'''</span></div>
| + | *[[Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy|Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy]] |
| − | *[[Solar Project archive|Project archive]] | + | *[[Examples of Legal Texts and Regulations to Lift Import Duties for PV Products|Examples of Legal Texts and Regulations to Lift Import Duties for PV Products]] |
| − | *[[Solar Manuals|Manuals]] | + | |
| − | *[[Solar further articles|Further articles]]
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| − | *[[Tender documents SHS|tender documents]] | + | |
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| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''External Links'''</span>[http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Solar_Cooking_Archive_Wiki <br>]</div>
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| − | *[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTENERGY/EXTRETOOLKIT/0,,contentMDK:20768499~menuPK:2069822~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:1040428,00.html RE Toolkit]
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| − | *[http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Solar_Cooking_Archive_Wiki solar cooking wiki]
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| + | === Use of Solar Energy === |
| − | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Discussions'''</span><br></div>
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| − | *projekt<br>
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| − | |} | + | *[[Cooking with the Sun|Cooking with the Sun]] |
| | + | *[[Productive Use of Solar PV|Productive Use of Solar PV]]<br/> |
| | + | *[[Uses of Solar Energy|Overview Solar Energy Uses]] |
| | + | *[[:Category:Solar Pumping|Solar Pumping]] |
| | + | *[[:Category:Solar Dryers|Solar Dryers]] |
| | + | *[[:Category:Solar Heater|Solar Heaters]] |
| | + | *[[:Category:Lighting|Lighting]] |
| | + | *[[Energy for Off-grid Radio Stations|Energy for Off-grid Radio Stations]] |
| | + | *[[The Off-grid Appliance Market|The Off-grid Appliance Market]] |
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| | + | === <span class="mw-headline" id="Social_and_Environmental_Impacts">Monitoring & Evaluation of Solar Energy</span> === |
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| | + | *[[Monitoring of Solar Home System (SHS)|Monitoring of Solar Home System (SHS)]]<br/> |
| | + | *[https://thesolarhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Technical-Brief-on-Security-of-Solar-Modules-1.pdf Avoiding Theft and Vandalism of Solar Panels] |
| | + | *[[PicoPV Consumer Survey|PicoPV Consumer Surveys]] |
| | + | *[[Questionnaire on Sustainability of Rural Solar Home Systems (SHS) Electrification|Questionnaire on Sustainability of Rural Solar Home Systems (SHS) Electrification]]<span dir="auto"></span> |
| | + | *[[Remote Monitoring|Remote Monitoring]] |
| | + | *[https://www.findevgateway.org/paygo-perform-kpis PAYGO Performance KPIs] |
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| | + | === Impacts of Solar Energy === |
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| | + | *[[Impacts of PicoPV and Consumer Research|Impacts of PicoPV and Consumer Research]] |
| | + | *[[Recycling of Solar Products|Recycling of Solar Products]] |
| | + | *[[Economic Impact of Energy Access on Individuals and the Community|Economic Impact of Energy Access]] |
| | + | *[[Impacts of Rural Electrification in Uganda 2011-2019|Impacts of Rural Electrification in Uganda 2011-2019]] |
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| | + | === Climate Change and Solar Energy === |
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| | + | *[[Carbon Markets for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems|Carbon Markets for Photovoltaic (PV) Systems]] |
| | + | *[[Solar Home System (SHS) - Climate Protection|Solar Home System (SHS) and Climate Protection]] |
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| | + | === Case Studies on Solar Energy === |
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| | + | *[[Solar Water Purification in India|Solar Water Purification in India]] |
| | + | *[[:file:Overview of Solar Seawater Desalination in the MENA Region.pdf|Seawater Desalination in the MENA region]] |
| | + | *[[Improving Access to Solar in Rural Areas of Cameroon|Improving Access to Solar in Rural Areas of Cameroon]] |
| | + | *[[PicoPV System Market Assessment in Ethiopia|PicoPV System Market Assessment in Ethiopia]] |
| | + | *[[Electrification of Social Institutions with Solar Photovoltaic -Lessons Learned from Uganda|Electrification of Social Institutions with Solar Photovoltaic - Lessons Learned from Uganda]] |
| | + | *[[Rural Solar Market Development - Lessons Learned from Uganda|Rural Solar Market Development - Lessons Learned from Uganda]] |
| | + | *[[Solar Battery Charging Stations|Solar Battery Charging Stations - Examples from Mali and Cambodia]] |
| | + | *[[Photovoltaic (PV) for Health Centers - Project Experience|PV for Health Centers- Experience from Ethiopia and Uganda]] |
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| | + | === Solar Energy Resources === |
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| | + | *[[Solar Energy - Tools|Solar Energy - Relevant Tools]] |
| | + | *[http://globalsolaratlas.info/ Global Solar Atlas] |
| | + | *[https://energydata.info/ Energydata.info] - open data platform providing access to datasets and data analytics |
| | + | *[[Solar Energy in Mozambique - Publications|Solar Energy in Mozambique - Publications]] |
| | + | *[[Deploying PV Systems for Regional Development - Publications|Deploying PV Systems for Regional Development - Publications]] |
| | + | *[[Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Database|Concentrating Solar Power Database]] |
| | + | *[[Training Materials - Off Grid Systems|Training Materials]] |
| | + | *[[Renewable Energy Project Resource Center|RE Project Resource Center]] |
| | + | *[[Portal:Countries|Solar Energy in Specific Countries]] |
| | + | *[[Toolbox on SPIS|Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems]] |
| | + | *[[Solar Pumping Toolkit - The Global Solar & Water Initiative|Solar Pumping Toolkit (Oxfam)]]<br/> |
| | + | *[https://www.gogla.org/end-user-subsidies-resource-center End User Subsidies Resource Center] |
| | + | *[[Solar External Links|External Links]] |
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| | + | === PicoPV Database<br/> === |
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| | + | [[File:Icon - Pico Pv Database.png|61px|alt=Icon - Pico Pv Database.png|link=https://energypedia.info/wiki/PicoPV_Database]] |
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| | + | Have a query? Discuss it with the solar experts on energypedia '''[[Group talk:Solar|here]]'''!<br/> |
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| | + | *[[Job Offers|All jobs]] |
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