1. What is a TMY?A Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) is a data set giving values in high time resolution. It shall well represent the characteristic meteorological conditions of average years at a site. Energy performance...
1. DNI vs. GHIDNI distinguishes significantly from GHI (Global Horizontal Irradiance), which is more applicable for Photovoltaic projects. GHI includes direct and diffuse radiation, while DNI only considers the direct beam, which...
The conference will set out how to build a profitable and commercially successful CSP business in India. Leading experts including Abener, Acciona, Abengoa, ACS Cobra, Cargo Power, FAST, IFC, SENER, Deutsche Bank, Protermosolar...
The ‘sun belt’ region has been coined as the emerging solar market for several years, up to this point the large potential for renewable resources in the Middle East has remained largely untapped. This is especially true of solar...
AFRICAN UNION RESEARCH GRANTS OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSAL 2011 DEADLINE 30th April 2011 at 1700H (+3 GMT) The African Union Commission is seeking proposals for research focusing on the following thematic priorities articulated in...
Feed-in tariffs (FiTs) are already used to promote RE in more than 30 countries globally, and South Africa has also recently introduced a FiT scheme. However, structuring renewable energy support schemes is a complex undertaking...
Ethiopia’ first ever wind power plant will be built in Ashegoda, near Mekelle, the capital of the nation’s Tigray province. The first phase of the project, which is being overseen by France’s Vergnet Groupe, is expected to be...
With support from the Clean Technology Fund, fourteen middle income countries -- Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam -- plan to...
New York ― UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on countries to work together to provide reliable sources of energy to the one fifth of the world’s population currently beyond the reach of the electricity grid. At an event...
This year has already seen numbers jump for wind power with the addition of approximately 40 GW of capacity being added, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The European wind market is stronger than ever with China...