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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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| + | *[[Solar Energy|Solar Energy]] |
| − | *[[Fundamentals of Solar Energy|Fundamentals of Solar Energy]]<br> | + | *[[:File:SBC Energy Institute Solar PV FactBook.pdf|Solar Factbook]] |
| − | *[[Solar Energy|Solar Energy and Solar Technologie]] | + | *[[PV system|Basics of PV system]] |
| − | *[[Solar Thermal Technologies|Solar Thermal Technologies]] | + | |
| | + | === Technological Aspects of Solar Energy === |
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| | + | *[[Photovoltaic (PV)|Photovoltaic (PV)]]<br/> |
| | + | *[[Solar Thermal Technologies|Solar Thermal Technologies]] |
| | *[[Solar Electric Technologies|Solar Electric Technologies]] | | *[[Solar Electric Technologies|Solar Electric Technologies]] |
| − | *[[Photovoltaics|Photovoltaics]] | + | *[[Solar Cells and Modules|Solar Cells and Modules]] |
| − | *Solar Cells and Modules
| + | *[[Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Solar Home Systems (SHS)]] |
| − | *Module Mounting Structures & Arrays | + | **[[Technical Standards for Solar Home Systems (SHS)|Technical Standards for SHS]] |
| − | *Batteries, Charge Controllers | + | **[[:Category:Solar Home Systems (SHS)|All SHS Articles]] |
| − | *Lamps and electric appliances
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| − | *Wiring and Fitting
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| − | *Solar Hybrid Systems | + | |
| − | *Planning, Installation and Maintenance of Solar Systems | + | |
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| − | |- | + | *[[Features of PicoPV Systems|PicoPV Systems]] |
| − | | <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> | + | **[[PicoPV Test|PicoPV Test]] |
| − | *International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy
| + | **[[PicoPV Field Tests|PicoPV Field Tests]] |
| − | *Typical National Institutions relevant for Solar Energy
| + | **[[:Category:PicoPV|All PicoPV Articles]]<br/> |
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| + | *[[:Category:Battery Charging Systems|Solar Batteries]] |
| − | *Typical Regulations for the Installation and Operation of Solar Systems | + | *[[:Category:Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)|Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)]] |
| − | *Feed-in Policies
| + | *[[Solar PV in hot climate zones|Solar PV in Hot Climate Zones]] |
| − | *Advocacy for Solar Energy at national and local level
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| − | *Upscaling mechanisms for Solar Energy | + | |
| − | *Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy Measures (national budget, rural energy/lectrification funds, donors, …)
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| − | *[[Promotion of commercial products|Promotion of commercial products]] | + | |
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| − | *Local Production/Assembling/Trading Capacity for Solar Energyt Technologies (technical and management capacity)
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| − | *Transfer of Technology (incl. licensing issue)
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| − | *Promotion of Local Planning / Design Capacities
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| − | *Marketing
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| − | *Quality Management
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| − | *Distribution System
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| − | *Metering and Billing Systems (metering, flat-rate / limiters, pre-payment)
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| − | *Tariffs
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| − | *Modes of Operation of Bigger Systems (public, private, community-based, …)
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| − | *Operator Models / Business Set-Up
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| + | === Financing, Business & Operation Models of Solar Energy<br/> === |
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| − | *Grants, Subsidies
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| − | *[[Subsidies for Solar Home Systems|Subsidies for Solar Home Systems]]
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| − | *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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| − | |- | + | *[[Solar Home Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Solar Home Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models]] |
| − | | <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)">'''Social and Environmental Impacts of Rural Electrification Schemes'''</span></div> | + | *[[Solar Hybrid Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Solar Hybrid Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models]] |
| − | *Monitoring (socio-economic studies, baseline studies, …) | + | *[[Fee-For-Service or Pay-As-You-Go Concepts for Photovoltaic Systems|Fee-For-Service or Pay-As-You-Go Concepts for PV Systems]] |
| − | *Conflict-Sensitive Project Design (incl. household selection, tariffs, cross-subsidization) | + | *[[Market Trends in the PicoPV Sector and the Role of Development Cooperation|Market Trends in the PicoPV Sector and the Role of Development Cooperation]] |
| − | *Social Implications of Load Management | + | *[[PicoPV Systems: Costs, Financing, Business and Operation Models|Financing PicoPV]] |
| − | *Integration of Gender Issues | + | *[[Microfinance#Microfinance for RE Projects|Microfinance for Renewable energy]] |
| − | *Consumer Awareness and Communication | + | *[[Import of Energy Products|Import of Solar Energy Products]] |
| − | *Environmental Impact Assessments | + | *[[Business Operation Models for Solar Home Systems (SHS)|PV Business Model]] |
| − | *Disposal/Recycling of Batteries and other Solar Energy Components
| + | *[[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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| − | *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> | + | === Policy Framework for Solar Energy<br/> === |
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| − | |} | + | *[[International Organisations dealing with Solar Energy|International Organisations Dealing with Solar Energy]] |
| | + | *[[Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy|Funding Mechanisms for Solar Energy]] |
| | + | *[[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]] |
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| − | *[[SolarFaQ|read more...]]
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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)">'''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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| − | |- | + | *[[Cooking with the Sun|Cooking with the Sun]] |
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| − | *[[Solar Project archive|Project archive]] | + | *[[Uses of Solar Energy|Overview Solar Energy Uses]] |
| − | *[[Solar Manuals|Manuals]] | + | *[[:Category:Solar Pumping|Solar Pumping]] |
| − | *[[Solar further articles|Further articles]] | + | *[[:Category:Solar Dryers|Solar Dryers]] |
| − | *[[Tender documents SHS|Tender Documents]] | + | *[[: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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| − | *[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)]
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| − | *[http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Solar_Cooking_Archive_Wiki Solar Cooking Wiki]
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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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