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| | + | |:Portal:Solar|Solar Portal |
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| | + | == Welcome to the Solar Portal<br/> == |
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| − | {| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" | + | '''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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| − | *[[Fundamentals of Solar Energy|Fundamentals of Solar Energy]]
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| − | *[[Solar Energy|Solar Energy]]
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| − | *[[Solar Thermal Technologies|Solar Thermal Technologies]]
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| − | *[[Solar Electric Technologies|Solar Electric Technologies]]
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| − | *[[Photovoltaics|Photovoltaics]]
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| − | *[[Solar Cells and Modules|Solar Cells and Modules]]
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| − | *[[Module Mounting Structures|Module Mounting Structures]]
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| − | *[[Wiring and Fitting|Wiring and Fitting]]
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| − | *[[Batteries|Batteries]]
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| − | *[[Charge Controllers|Charge Controllers]]
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| − | *Planning, Installation and Maintenance of Solar Systems
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| − | *[[Solar Home Systems|Solar Home Systems]]
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| − | *[[Solar Hybrid Systems|Solar Hybrid Systems]]
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| − | *[[Lamps and Electric Appliances|Lamps and Electric Appliances]]
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| − | *[[4.1 Cooking with Sun|Cooking with Sun]] | + | *[[Solar Energy|Solar Energy]] |
| | + | *[[:File:SBC Energy Institute Solar PV FactBook.pdf|Solar Factbook]] |
| | + | *[[PV system|Basics of PV system]] |
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| + | === Technological Aspects of Solar Energy === |
| − | | <div style="padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 4px; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-top: 1px; border-bottom: rgb(70,130,180) 1px solid; text-align: left"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">'''Institutional Set-Up'''</span></div>
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| − | *International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy
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| − | *Typical National Institutions relevant for Solar Energy
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| + | *[[Photovoltaic (PV)|Photovoltaic (PV)]]<br/> |
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| + | *[[Solar Thermal Technologies|Solar Thermal Technologies]] |
| − | *Typical Regulations for the Installation and Operation of Solar Systems | + | *[[Solar Electric Technologies|Solar Electric Technologies]] |
| − | *Feed-in Policies | + | *[[Solar Cells and Modules|Solar Cells and Modules]] |
| − | *Advocacy for Solar Energy at national and local level | + | *[[Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Solar Home Systems (SHS)]] |
| − | *Upscaling mechanisms for Solar Energy | + | **[[Technical Standards for Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Technical Standards for SHS]] |
| − | *Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy Measures (national budget, rural energy/lectrification funds, donors, …) | + | **[[:Category:Solar Home Systems (SHS)|All SHS Articles]] |
| − | *[[Promotion of commercial products|Promotion of commercial products]] | + | |
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| + | *[[Features of PicoPV Systems|PicoPV Systems]] |
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| + | **[[PicoPV Test|PicoPV Test]] |
| − | *Local Production/Assembling/Trading Capacity for Solar Energy Technologies (technical and management capacity) | + | **[[PicoPV Field Tests|PicoPV Field Tests]] |
| − | *Transfer of Technology (incl. licensing issue)
| + | **[[:Category:PicoPV|All PicoPV Articles]]<br/> |
| − | *Promotion of Local Planning / Design Capacities | + | |
| − | *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, …)
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| − | *Operator Models / Business Set-Up
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| + | *[[:Category:Battery Charging Systems|Solar Batteries]] |
| − | *Grants, Subsidies | + | *[[:Category:Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)|Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)]] |
| − | *[[Subsidies for Solar Home Systems|Subsidies for Solar Home Systems (German)]] | + | *[[Solar PV in hot climate zones|Solar PV in Hot Climate Zones]] |
| − | *Soft Loans
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| − | *Commercial Loans
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| − | *Venture Capital
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| − | *[[Use of MFI for renewable energy technolgies|Involvment of MFIs, Commercial Banks, Governmental financial Institutions]] | + | |
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| − | *Monitoring (socio-economic studies, baseline studies, …)
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| − | *Conflict-Sensitive Project Design (incl. household selection, tariffs, cross-subsidization)
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| − | *Social Implications of Load Management
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| − | *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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| − | *[[Recycling of PV batteries|Recycling of PV batteries]]
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| + | === Financing, Business & Operation Models of Solar Energy<br/> === |
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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> | + | *[[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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| + | === Policy Framework for Solar Energy<br/> === |
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| − | *[[SolarFaQ|read more...]]
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| + | *[[International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy|International Organisations Dealing with Solar Energy]] |
| − | | <div style="padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 4px; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-top: 1px; border-bottom: rgb(70,130,180) 1px solid; text-align: left"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">'''Projects'''</span>[[EnDev-Benin stoves|<br>]]</div>
| + | *[[Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy|Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy]] |
| − | *[[EnDev-Bolivia|Bolivia]]
| + | *[[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]] |
| − | *[[EnDev-Ethiopia r.e.|Ethiopia]]
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| − | *[[EnDev-Mali|Mali]] | + | |
| − | *[[EnDev-Senegal|Senegal]] | + | |
| − | *[[EnDev-Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] | + | |
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| − | *[[Solar Project archive|Project archive]]
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| − | *[[Solar Manuals|Manuals]]
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| − | *[[Solar further articles|Further articles]]
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| − | *[[Tender documents SHS|Tender Documents SHS]]
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| + | === Use of Solar Energy === |
| − | | <div style="padding-right: 4px; padding-left: 4px; font-size: 120%; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-top: 1px; border-bottom: rgb(70,130,180) 1px solid; 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://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTRENENERGYTK/Resources/5138246-1237906527727/5950705-1239304688925/Electricity0Co1J10Mendoza10C10Torra.pdf <font color="#0000ff">Elecetricity costs of PV Hybrid vs. Diesel in Micogrid for Village Power (pdf, 235 KB)</font>]
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| − | *[http://www.iea-pvps.org/ International Energy Agency - Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme]
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| − | *[http://pvcdrom.pveducation.org/ PVCDROM (Educational web site about photovoltaics)]
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| − | *[http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTENERGYNEW/EXTRENENERGYTK/0,,contentMDK:21814304~menuPK:5146597~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:5138247,00.html RE Toolkit (The World Bank)] | + | *[[Cooking with the Sun|Cooking with the Sun]] |
| − | *[http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Solar_Cooking_Archive_Wiki Solar Cooking Wiki] | + | *[[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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