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PVGIS - Photovoltaic Geographical Information System

Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS)

Geographical Assessment of Solar Resource and Performance of Photovoltaic Technology     

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Interactive access to solar resource and photovoltaic potential (click on the maps)

The maps represent yearly average of daily total of global irradiation on a horizontal and/or optimally inclined surface. The data are derived by resolution enhancement of the HelioClim-1 database, representing  20-years average of the period 1985-2004 [kWh/m2].

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The maps are free for public use, their reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged:

PVGIS © European Communities, 2001-2008

HelioClim-1 © MINES ParisTech, Centre Energetique et Procedes, 2001-2008

In case that you include any of these maps in your publications, please cite this reference:

Huld, T., Šúri, M., Dunlop, E., Albuisson, M., Wald, L., 2005, Integration of HelioClim-1 database into PVGIS to estimate solar electricity potential in Africa. Proceedings from 20th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 6-10 June 2005, Barcelona, Spain, http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/.

For further information please consult the PVGIS website: http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvgis/cmaps/afr.htm

Last update: 01-07-2016

Contact: Thomas Huld (JRC C.2)